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Autolib’: Paris launches electric car scheme
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It is a world first: December 5, Paris is launching a network of electronic rental cars. Find out below how to use this innovative service.
December 5 there is a mini-revolution in the French capital: Paris is launching Autolib’ , an electronic car rental service. To try it, you simply have to hold a driving licence and subscribe at the stations. 3,000 cars will eventually be available in Paris and in 45 communes of Ile-de-France.
What is Autolib'?
A simple, local service which will allow you to rent a vehicle 24/7 from over 250 stations located in Ile-de-France as of December 2011 and more than 1,000 stations by June 2012.
Map of towns where you can find Autolib’
46 towns are participating in the service (figure on 1 October 2011).
What are the service’s opening hours?
The service will operate 24/7.
How to try Autolib', how to recharge an electric vehicle?
You need to hold a driving licence to use Autolib'. The international driving licences are valid. And registration is compulsory if you want to rent a car.
To subscribe, take your driving licence, proof of identity and a credit card to an Autolib’ station from early December. Subscription will take no longer than 5 minutes.
Subscription on line
You can leave a car in a different station from the one you set out from. It will be recharged directly at the station terminals.
What are the rates?
There are 3 formulas. You pay for subscription and then a rental price depending on the time of use:
-Annual subscription (€12/month), with €5 rental (1st half-hour), €4 (second half-hour) and €6 (3rd and subsequent);
- Weekly subscription (€15 per week), €7 rental (1st half-hour), €6 (second half-hour) and €8 (3rd and subsequent);
- Daily subscription (€10 per day), €7 rental (1st half-hour), €6 (second half-hour) and €8 (3rd and subsequent).
All the rates
Which vehicles are available?
Bolloré Blue Cars, 100% electric, 4 seats, equipped with car radio and GPS. The car has a range of 250 km (160 miles).
The cars are equipped with 30kW lithium metal polymer batteries. The average recharging time is approximately 4 hours.
Where can I go in an Autolib’?
The geographical range is the Ile-de-France region (the region to which Paris belongs). Beyond this area, the service will ask you to turn round. The car battery has a 250km range.
Want to know more?
The Autolib’ website
Autolib’ in video
On a testé Autolib ! par mairiedeparis
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