Paris introduces self-service electric car scheme

A fleet of blue, eco-friendly electric cars will hit the streets of the French capital next autumn and cost no more than a train fare to zip around town.

Autolib will see 3,000 small, battery-powered bubble vehicles placed at 1,000 self-service ranks across Paris and its suburbs.

The scheme will cost 12 euros per month for annual subscribers, who will then be required to pay five euros for the first half-hour of use, four euros for the next and six for every extra 30 mins at the wheel. The idea, as with Vélib, is to encourage short trips. One-off weekly subscriptions will cost 15 euros and daily passes 10 euros.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8207574/Paris-introduces-self-service-electric-car-scheme.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLNE6BF05N20101217

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