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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/paris-set-for-electric-carsharing.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Visualisation of a proposed electric car station in Paris (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-paris-set-for-electric-carsharing.jpg" alt="Visualisation of a proposed electric car station in Paris (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Paris is gearing up for an electric car-sharing scheme to fight air pollution across the city.</p>
<p>Officials have chosen a bid by French billionaire entrepreneur Vincent Bollore to run Autolib&#8217;, a new car-sharing programme modelled on Paris&#8217; successful, three-year-old bicycle-sharing programme, Velib&#8217;.</p>
<p>Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said the 3,000-car service &#8211; which is to begin in the city and nearby suburbs by the end of 2011 &#8211; will make Paris the first major world city with a car-sharing programme of its size.</p>
<p>Delanoe called the plan &#8220;a revolution in efficiency that will improve our quality of life&#8221;.</p>
<p>Groupe Bollore, an industrial conglomerate, beat two rival bidders after a year-long selection process: a consortium of rental car giant Avis, Paris public transport authority RATP, national rail operator SNCF and Vinci Park, an operator of parking garages; and Veolia Transport Urbain &#8211; an international operator of public transport systems.</p>
<p>The four-seat &#8220;Bluecars&#8221; &#8211; so called for their colour &#8211; developed by Bollore are to be positioned at 1,200 stations in metropolitan Paris and will be available around the clock. Users must have a valid driver&#8217;s licence and pay a subscription fee to borrow one of the vehicles.</p>
<p>Italian car designer Pininfarina worked with Bollore to develop the cars.</p>
<p>Tourists will be able to use the service as long as they have a driver&#8217;s licence recognised in France.</p>
<p>An annual subscription will cost 12 euro (£10.40) per month, but daily and weekly options will also be available. A 250 euro (£218) security deposit will also be required. The cars can be reserved in advance and returned to any station.</p>
<p>A test phase is scheduled for August and September, before the official start-up in October.</p>
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