Paris' electric vehicle car-sharing system put on hold
Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë announced an all-new EV public rental service, called Auto'lib, one year ago. Inspired by successful public bike rental system Ve'lib and the German Car2Go system (pictured above), the idea was that you could rent an electric car for short trips in the city. However, the project is undergoing some modifications, since certain legal and financial problems have arisen. The legal problems arrise from questions about which group should be legally responsible for the system. Delanoë envisioned a project that included the suburban municipalities but, according to the national government delegation in the Île de France region, this would not be legally possible. The ruling means that the project would only be available in the 99 km2 of the city of Paris. The financial problems come from the regional government itself, which was not too keen on contributing economically to the project because the coalition that rules the region, which includes Green Party members, decided not to invest €10 million in a car-based mobility project.
[Source: Le Parisien]
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paulwesterberg 10:45AM (4/16/2009)
Sounds like an interesting system, not sure if it is neccessary in paris where they have 2 interconnected subway systems.
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gorr 10:59AM (4/16/2009)
I told you that these communist projects do not work because it's not even truthful from the start.. It's just that politicians cash-money-tax on everythings like battery researchs in u.s.a too, when the time come pouff- no batteries- no results- big deficit-and big lauphs because it's alresdy understood that it will not work. I say and i repeat that politicians and chris m are interrested in your energy for themself and that's all. It's full of subsidized and legalised folks everywhere on earth talking abouth politics or researchs, etc. All these folks are dead and are looking for outside energy from taxpayers because they feel useless and they mix up words like 'subsidies' for your plain taxation sheme.
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MattRebs 3:47PM (4/16/2009)
Easy there college.
I actually think car-sharing programs like this are a great idea. But you're right, TOTALLY communist.
solrak 3:29PM (4/16/2009)
communist??? just like the health system, and it´s work, the problem is allway the same, start the proyects, beginnings are hard and needs time.
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