The test phase of the £50 million Autolib scheme will feature 60 battery-powered Bluecars available for hire for half an hour at a cost of £3 to £6, or £10 a week.
The scheme is a follow-up to the successful Velib public bicycle program, that has been a political successes for the Socialist mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe. The bubble-shaped, four-seater vehicles can reach speeds of 80mph.
The official launch is set for December when 250 stations and 250 cars should be in operation. The goal is to eventually reach nearly 1200 stations around the Paris region and 3,000 cars.
Reference: Paris test drives first car-sharing scheme
Boris - what do you think of this? Are you missing a trick for Olympics year 2012. It would be great to see all the bigwigs turn up at the Olympic venues in Green cars rather than their gas guzzling Rollers.
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