Paris launches electric car rental scheme
Building upon the success of Paris's popular Velib bike rental scheme, and by extension our Boris Bikes scheme, the City of Lights could soon become the City of Electric Cars.
An innovative new electric car rental scheme has recently launched in France's capital. Known as Autolib (short for 'automobile' and 'liberte'), a fleet of electric bubble-shaped 'Bluecars' have been deployed in Paris's streets.
Parisian Mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, came up with the idea, and it now represents the world's first operational public electric vehicle hire initiative. He believes it to be a solution to urban mobility whilst tackling the issue of localised air pollutants in the urban environment.
The scheme is currently in its two month testing phase, and involves 66 vehicles across 10 locations. Plans are in place to provide an additional 250 electric vehicles by December this year, and to introduce a ... More »








