According to The Telegraph, Paris launched Autolib’ on Dec. 5 starting with 250 electric vehicles. The cars, a four-seat compact “Bluecar” is from Italian car designer Pininfarina and French conglomerate Groupe Bollore.
By then end of summer, the program is expected to boast 2,000 of these gray — not blue — EVs and 3,000 within the next two years. The city already installed some of the 1,200 charging stations and marked-off parking spaces for Autolib’ users. The charging stations will also be available to other EV users for an annual fee of 180 euros, according to the article.
