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Autolib: Paris' Electric Car Sharing Plan

A plan to make 4,000 electric cars available for Parisians to pick up and drop off at rental stands still has some kinks to be worked out

By Leona Liu

Could the City of Lights soon become the City of Electric Cars? Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë, building on the success of the city's popular Vélib curbside bike rental scheme, is planning to deploy a fleet of 2,000 electric cars that customers can pick up and drop off at rental stands around the city. Another 2,000 vehicles will be offered in two dozen surrounding cities.

The green scheme, dubbed Autolib (short for "automobile" and "liberté"), is scheduled for launch as early as the end of 2010, although city officials say the startup date could be closer to mid-2011. Advocates say the system would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 22,000 tons a year while improving traffic congestion as fewer Paris residents would need to own cars. It would be the first major city to offer such a service. "This could revolutionize transport," Delanoë told French radio station RMC when he first proposed the program in June 2008.

Now, after numerous delays, Autolib is finally going forward, with the formation this summer of an intergovernmental council for Greater Paris that will oversee the scheme. The city hasn't yet revealed how much Autolib is expected to cost, but French newspaper Le Parisien pegs the price tag at $14 million to build some 1,400 self-service rental and recharging stations around Paris and adjacent suburbs. The government for the French region that includes Paris, known as Île-de-France, will also reportedly contribute $4 million, according to daily paper Le Figaro. (Spokespeople for both government bodies would not confirm the figures.)

Bidding Companies

The program likely will be operated as a public-private partnership. A group including Avis (CAR) car rental, the French national railway company SNCF, and the Paris transit authority RATP has said it plans to bid on the initial contract. Rival bids are also being prepared by French utility group Veolia Environnement (VIE.PA) and by French public transport operator Transdev. The winning bidder not only will build the infrastructure but also operate the program—and be responsible for finding a manufacturer to supply the electric cars.

Several automakers, including Germany's Daimler (DAI) and France's Renault (RENA.PA) and PSA Peugeot Citroën (PEUP.PA), have expressed interest. "Nothing is for sure, but the Paris project is definitely interesting for Daimler," says Herbert Kohler, the company's chief environmental officer.

But getting those cars on the road may not be easy. Although several automakers are developing all-electric cars, none is yet mass-produced. Daimler has an experimental fleet of 100 battery-powered Smart cars being offered for monthly lease in London and expects to launch a similar program in Berlin by year's end. Nissan (NSANY) plans to introduce its first all-electric model in 2010, followed by Renault in 2011. Though it would be more economically feasible for Paris to buy a fleet of existing EV models rather than commission a new car specifically for the Autolib scheme, city hall says both options are being considered.

Autolib would operate on much the same basis as Paris' Vélib program, whose sleek gray rental bikes have become a common sight on city streets since its launch in 2007, and which has been widely copied around the world. Drivers will be able to pick up either a two-seat or four-seat car at any rental stand without a reservation by simply swiping a credit card in a reader. The car can then be dropped off at any stand when it's no longer needed. Although rates haven't been set yet, city officials say each half-hour is likely to cost $6 to $9.

Counting on Subscription Fees

Some 700 Autolib stands are to be built within Paris, including 500 curbside locations and another 200 in parking garages. Another 700 stands will be built in suburbs adjoining the city. Each stand will have recharging posts for the car batteries, which take six to eight hours to refill fully.

Customers would have to register for Autolib in advance, presenting a valid driver's license and paying a monthly subscription fee of about $22 to $29. Companies bidding for the Autolib contract are banking on these fees to turn a profit. "There is a very successful market out there today regarding short-term car rentals," says Laurent Salanie, marketing director for Avis France. "That's why we're so keen to do this project."

Paris officials say no other major city has attempted such a program, although a small-scale version has existed since 2007 in the city of Antibes on the French Riviera. The Antibes program has only 11 electric cars, all Maranello models made by Italian automaker Effedi. "Paris is proposing a massive project, which in my opinion is far too ambitious," says George Gallais, CEO of VuLog, a software company that pioneered Antibes' electric car sharing scheme, CitéVu, two years ago. "Electric cars are very fragile and expensive to maintain and repair. I don't know how Paris intends to keep 4,000 cars in good shape." Indeed, despite its popularity, the Vélib program has been plagued by vandalism and theft.

Push for Bikes Instead?

Another potential obstacle: surprising opposition from French environmentalists, including some political allies of Delanoë, who argue that Autolib cars could worsen congestion on Paris' already-crowded streets. Environmentalists favor ride-sharing programs or more traditional rental schemes in which cars have to be reserved and then returned to the same location, which discourages people from going for drives on a whim. "Encouraging the public to use any type of car instead of taking bikes or public transportation is a mistake," says Denis Baupin, a deputy mayor of Paris and a prominent Green Party leader.

Advocates of Autolib, however, contend that people will be less likely to buy cars if they have access to flexible, short-term rentals for grocery shopping and other errands that might be difficult to do using a bicycle or public transit. The cars will probably have a driving range of no more than 100 miles before needing a recharge, making them unsuitable for long trips. "It's a pain to own a car in Paris given how expensive and scarce parking is," says Stéphanie Véron, a spokesperson for Paris city hall. "Autolib offers a convenient and eco-friendly alternative."

Leona Liu is a reporter in BusinessWeek's Paris bureau.

 

Machine translation into English follows: 

 

·  Création du syndicat mixte Autolib'

20/07/2009-[18:49] – AFP  http://www.france-info.com/spip.php?article321261&theme=69&sous_theme=69

 

PARIS, 20 juil 2009 (AFP) - Le préfet de Paris a pris le 9 juillet l’arrêté de création du syndicat mixte Autolib’, un système de location de véhicules électriques en libre service, a annoncé lundi la Ville de Paris dans un communiqué.

La création de ce syndicat avait été lancée en février par le conseil de Paris.

 

Une vingtaine de communes et de communautés d’agglomération ont décidé également d’y adhérer. La région Ile-de-France, qui a proposé une participation globale de trois millions d’euros, devrait les rejoindre dans les prochaines semaines

 

La séance d’installation d’Autolib’ aura lieu en septembre à Paris, ajoute le communiqué. Elle permettra d’élire un bureau, un président et ses vice-présidents, et de fixer un calendrier de travail pour préparer le lancement, à l’automne, de l’appel d’offres pour la délégation de service public.

 

Souhaité par le maire de Paris mais très rapidement pensé à l’échelle métropolitaine, Autolib’ devrait permettre, aux côtés des transports collectifs, du vélo, de l’autopartage ou des taxis, "de limiter la possession de véhicules individuels tout en apportant une alternative crédible et écologique pour les déplacements nécessitant une voiture", affirme la Ville.

 

Pour les Verts parisiens qui rejettent ce projet en le qualifiant d’"anti-écologiste" et en craignant qu’il "génére des déplacements inutiles", il faudrait plutôt développer l’autopartage : voiture réservée à l’avance, prise et remise au même endroit. Selon le communiqué de la Ville, les opérateurs candidats au cahier des charges devront proposer "une offre globale intégrant une garantie de qualité et de disponibilité du service, une tarification accessible, un modèle de véhicule performant et fiable ainsi que des services commerciaux complémentaires".

 

 

Creation of mixed Autolib '
20/07/2009- [18:49] - AFP http://www.france-info.com/spip.php?article321261&theme=69&sous_theme=69

PARIS, 20 July 2009 (AFP) - The Prefect of Paris took the July 9 Order creation of mixed Autolib, a rental system for electric vehicles for free service, announced Monday the City of Paris in a .
The creation of this union was launched in February by the Council of Paris.

Twenty municipalities and metropolitan communities have also decided to join. The Ile-de-France, which proposed a total of three million, is expected to join in the coming weeks

The meeting facility Autolib 'will be held in September in Paris, adds the release. It will elect a Bureau, a President and Vice-Presidents, and to set a timetable for preparing the launch in the fall of the tender for the delegation of public service.

Desired by the Mayor of Paris but very quickly felt throughout metropolitan Autolib 'should, alongside transport, cycling, or the autopartage taxis, "to limit the possession of individual vehicles while providing credible alternative and ecological movements that require a car, "says Town.

Paris for the Greens who reject this project by calling it "anti-ecological" and fearing that it "generates unnecessary travel" should rather develop autopartage: car reserved in advance and given to taking same location. According to the release of the City, the applicant operators to the specification will propose "a package including a guarantee of quality and service availability, pricing available, a model of efficient and reliable vehicle as well as complementary services."

 

 

 

Car Sharing in Japan: Growing in Popularity, Integrating into Transport Systems

JFS Newsletter No.76 (December 2008) - http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/028678.html

Car-sharing at a comdonium: Copyright ORIX Auto Co.

Shifting from Car Ownership to Services and Functions

In order to create a low-carbon society, it is important to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport. As a transportation mode that emits relatively less CO2, car-sharing schemes have been growing in the North America, Europe and Japan. Car sharing is a new idea of using just the services or functions of a car instead of owning one. It is said that the world's first attempt at car sharing started in 1987 in Switzerland.

How has car sharing spread in Japan so far? According to a survey by the Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation (known as the Eco-Mo Foundation), there were 19 car-sharing organizations in Japan as of August 2008, and a total of 522 cars were being shared by 3,875 registered members at 323 car stations. The numbers of cars and car stations more than doubled and the number of members increased by half compared with a survey in January 2007, only a year and a half earlier.

There are a number of reasons that car-sharing systems are growing in Japan. One is the recent soaring prices of gasoline and commodities.

Another is the growing general awareness of environmental issues and spread of eco-friendly lifestyles. Also, many young people are clearly less interested in owning cars than before. One could say that Japanese society is becoming more accepting of green lifestyles, sometimes described by a new business concept called "green servicizing," which refers to the use of the services or functions of products rather than the ownership of products themselves.

Green Servicizing Businesses:
http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/027834.html

The national government has recently begun to encourage car sharing as a means of public transport. It is setting the stage for spreading the idea of car sharing nationwide by supporting local governments that have promoted car sharing, and by modifying regulations.

In July 2008, Japan drew up an Action Plan for Achieving a Low-carbon Society to attain a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80 percent from the current levels. The government's strategy is clearly described in this action plan. For example, during fiscal 2008 (i.e., by April 2009) a study group to promote car sharing is to be launched, and by examining ways to address obstacles and increase convenience, it is expected to publicize both the environmental and economic benefits of car sharing. The government is also promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) by measures such as encouraging people to shift to eco-friendly transportation.

Action Plan for Achieving a Low-Carbon Society
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/policy/ondanka/final080729.pdf

Advantages of Car Sharing

How can a car-sharing system reduce environmental impacts? In Japan, the CO2 emissions from transport sector amounted to 254 million tons in 2006, accounting for about 20 percent of total emissions, and half of the emissions from the transport sector were from family cars. A survey about car sharing by the Eco-Mo Foundation in 2005 showed that when car-sharing systems were introduced in urban areas, members' travel distances and number of cars owned dropped by 79 percent and 76 percent, respectively.

The number of car use by car-sharers in the survey dropped dramatically, while the number that used public transportation, cycled or walked increased. By travelling less, the car-sharers saved 450,000 yen (about U.S.$ 4,290) in costs per year and reduced their CO2 emissions from car use by about 30 percent (or 1.89 tons of CO2 equivalent annually).

The study thus showed that a car-sharing system can reduce the wasteful use of cars and bring about positive effects, such as (1) easing traffic congestion in urban areas, (2) supporting the use of public transportation systems, (3) contributing to urban environmental measures, (4) easing pressure on limited parking space in cities, and (5) helping reduce global warming by lowering CO2 emissions.

History of Car Sharing in Japan

In the United States and Europe, the idea of car sharing initially developed with the aim of reducing the number of cars owned. In contrast, when car sharing began in 1999 in Japan, it started mainly as a means of demonstrating and testing new technologies, such as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and electric cars.

In 2002, some companies, including ORIX Co., ORIX Rental Car (current ORIX Auto Co.), NEC Soft Ltd., and NEC Co., established a joint venture called CEV Sharing Co. (CEV) to test whether or not the car-sharing business model used overseas could be successfully applied in Japan.

In 2007, CEV was integrated into ORIX Auto Co, which created a new car-sharing division within its rental car department. The company then launched a service with "car sharing" for short uses and "car rentals" for longer use, ranging from several hours to several days.

ORIX Auto Co.
http://www.orix.co.jp/auto/english/index.htm

Car pool of Petit Renta system
Copyright ORIX Auto Co.

In October 2007, ORIX Auto introduced a car-sharing system called "Petit Renta" in Kyoto City, having already launched in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Nagoya City. As of September 2008, it had placed 33 small cars at 24 traffic central locations in Kyoto, including JR Kyoto train station. Users are charged in 15-minute units.

Petit Renta
http://www.orix-carsharing.com/ (in Japanese)

Car-sharing systems are also growing to serve residents of condominiums in Japan. Forty buildings with a total of 80 vehicles nationwide already have a system or plan to introduce one by July 2009. Car sharing at condominiums can promote communication with other residents who share the cars. It can also give residents parking close to home, and alleviate the shortage of parking spaces.

Some companies and corporate groups are also shifting to car sharing.
Among 3,200 car-sharing members of services offered by the Orix Auto Corp., about 20 percent are corporate members (end of September 2008).
More and more companies are adopting this system to downside their fleets of company-owned vehicles and to cut costs.

Future Prospects

Prepaid travel smart card as a key
Copyright ORIX Auto Co.

New car-sharing systems linked with public transport are emerging in Japan. For instance, a system founded through collaboration among industry, citizens and academia as part of the Demonstrative Model Evaluation Project for Consumer Sector Global Warming Prevention Measures, Carshare Kanazawa has started to adopt a type of prepaid travel smart card called "ICA" for a local bus operated by Hokuriku Railway Co., as the key for shared cars utilizing Orix Auto's service.
It also established an Eco Point system for car-sharing users, allowing them to use points earned to pay bus fares.

PASMO for a key
Copyright ORIX Auto Co.

Orix Auto also started to adopt another type of travel smart card "PASMO" as a car key for shared cars. PASMO cards have been distributed to eight million users who use trains, subways and buses in Tokyo and the surrounding districts. The company expects this system allowing travel by trains for long distances and the use of shared cars at the destination to gain more popularity as an environmentally-friendly behavior common in Europe and the United States.

Possible measures to have car sharing take root in Japan may be to increase public awareness of car sharing and to secure parking spaces for car-sharing service providers, through cheaper fares of publicly-owned parking lots and tax incentives.

By incorporating car-sharing systems into local transportation systems, it might be possible to not only reduce CO2 emissions, but also to restore people-to-people connections by sharing something in common that society has come to neglect.

 

Eric Britton | World Streets | The New Mobility Agenda  | Paris  | +331 4326 1323 | Skype ericbritton 

 

 

INVITATION : LE 10 JUIN DE 17H À 20H

Le paradoxe californien :
laboratoire des mobilités urbaines ?

Entrée libre mais inscription obligatoire : http://www.ville-en-mouvement.com/cleantech/inscription/

L'État de Californie se caractérise à la fois par une très forte dépendance de l'économie et des individus vis-à-vis des véhicules privés et, simultanément, un activisme et un volontarisme importants pour prendre en compte les enjeux liés à l'environnement et au changement climatique. Dans ce contexte, quels nouveaux débats, pistes d'innovations et scénarios occupent les protagonistes de la scène californienne ?

EXPERTS INVITÉS :
Donald Shoup, membre de l'American Institute of Certified Planners (Institut Américain des Urbanistes Agréés), est professeur d'aménagement urbain à l'Université de Californie, à Los Angeles. Il y a présidé le département d'aménagement urbain et occupé le poste de directeur de l'Institut des études de transport.
Elizabeth Sullivan est cofondatrice de Streetline Networks. Sa participation à la transformation de la communauté urbaine et à l'élaboration d'un nouveau modèle de croissance planifiée lui a valu la reconnaissance de nombreux organismes et associations.

Discutant : Benoît Lefèvre, chercheur à chercheur à l'Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)

La commission pluridisciplinaire de spécialistes européens les « interroge » en public sur des questions précises préparées à l'avance.
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De 17h à 20h, à SciencesPo Paris
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INVITATION: JUNE 10, 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M.

The Californian paradox: laboratory of urban mobility?

Entry open to all, but registration is compulsory: http://www.ville-en-mouvement.com/cleantech_en/registration/

California is both characterized by a very high economic and individual dependence on private cars and, simultaneously, a high level of activism and commitment to tackling the environment and climate change. In this context, what are the debates and approaches that interest the leading players on the Californian scene?

GUEST EXPERTS:

Donald Shoup, Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, is a professor of urban planning at UCLA, where he has served as Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and as Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies.

Elizabeth Sullivan is a co-founder of Streetline Networks. Her work in urban community transformation and smart growth has earned her recognition from many agencies and associations.

Discussant: Benoît Lefèvre, Research Fellow, Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)

They will be "questioned" in public by a multidisciplinary panel of European specialists and answer to specific, pre-prepared questions.
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AUTOS EN LIBRE-SERVICE : NE SERAIT-CE PAS PLUTÔT À PARIS DE S'INSPIRER DE MONTRÉAL ?

 

Hier, l'émission C'est bien meilleur le matin à la radio de Radio-Canada dédiait sa chronique environnementale au projet d'autos en libre-service de Paris, Autolib'  et, par association, à Communauto qui est la référence en la matière au Québec. Cette chronique mettait en relief un débat de grand intérêt qui a actuellement cours à Paris : doit-on investir d'importantes sommes d’argent public dans un service dont l’impact environnemental positif et la faisabilité restent encore à démontrer, ou plutôt miser sur le développement d’un service capable de s'autofinancer, ayant fait ses preuves, mais qui, du moins à Paris, est perçu par certains intervenants comme étant un service de niche ? Ce sont d'ailleurs ces mêmes questionnements qui sont, entre autres, à l'origine des rumeurs récentes, dans les médias français, selon lesquelles le projet Autolib' serait déjà « enterré » (Le Parisien, 12 mai; Europe 1 et L’Expansion 13 mai; Le Figaro, 11 avril 2009).

 

La solution réside, à notre avis, dans la complémentarité des deux options et dans le développement d'un volet de véhicules en libre-service qui soit en mesure de transformer de façon plus durable le changement dans la mobilité des personnes recherché par l’introduction d'Autolib’. 

 

Actuellement, les experts s’interrogent sur les effets potentiels d’Autolib' quant à la réduction du taux de possession et de l’usage de l’automobile,  notamment en regard des éléments suivants : ce système comporterait l’avantage de ne pas obliger le retour du véhicule à sa station d'origine (un défi quant à sa viabilité économique), cependant, par ce fait même, il ne permettrait pas, contrairement à Communauto, de réserver à l'avance. Le questionnement est pertinent : combien de personnes seraient prêtes à renoncer à leur auto si, ne pouvant pas réserver un véhicule pour une sortie d’une journée au Mont Orford avec un système tel qu'Autolib’, elles étaient obligées de se rendre chez un loueur traditionnel à quelques kilomètres de chez elles pour être certaines d’avoir un véhicule disponible au moment voulu ?

 

Si la gestion des réservations constitue un argument lorsque vient le temps de choisir l'autopartage, la tarification du service en est aussi un de taille. Combien de personnes seraient prêtes à renoncer à leur auto si, pour leurs soirées hors du secteur desservi par Autolib' et le transport en commun — parce que c’est souvent pour ces occasions que nous avons besoin d’un véhicule — elles devaient défrayer entre 6 $ et 8 $ de l’heure (contre une moyenne, tous trajets confondus et essence incluse de 3,41 $/h chez Communauto) en plus d'un abonnement mensuel coûtant presque autant qu'un abonnement annuel de Communauto ? 

 

À notre avis, la maximisation des avantages environnementaux d’un projet tel qu'Autolib’ réside dans la possibilité de le jumeler à un important réseau de véhicules en libre-service, économiques et fiables et donc, permettant de réserver un véhicule et comprenant des trajets avec retour. Pour cette raison, l’intention de M. Delanoë « d’emprunter  l’idée montréalaise d’autopartage pour créer un service d’autos en libre-service à Paris » (La Presse, 18 octobre 2008), annoncé lors de sa visite au maire de Montréal, l’automne dernier, conserve, à notre avis, toute sa pertinence.

 

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Implantée au Québec depuis 1994, Communauto est le plus ancien service d’autopartage en Amérique du Nord. Il s’agit d’une entreprise à vocation sociale, urbanistique et environnementale qui met à la disposition de ses quelque 18 200 usagers au Québec, un parc de plus de 875 véhicules. Ceux-ci sont disponibles en libre-service et répartis dans près de 300 stations, dans les régions de Montréal, Québec, Gatineau et Sherbrooke. Communauto connaît une croissance du nombre de ses utilisateurs d’environ 25 à 30 % par année.

 

 

 

 

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Romandie News Source: http://www.romandie.com/infos/news2/090514060533.6date1z4.asp

Malgré les difficultés, la mairie de Paris veut toujours faire "Autolib"

PARIS - Fort du succès de Vélib, le maire de Paris Bertrand Delanoë veut toujours faire sur le même modèle "Autolib", location de véhicules propres en libre service, mais la ville mesure les difficultés de ce qui serait une première mondiale.

Alors que ses alliés Verts de la majorité municipale ont exprimé leur "scepticisme" sur la viabilité du système, l'édile socialiste a confirmé cette semaine devant la presse que "ça se fera". Et s'il reconnaît que "ce sera difficile", il "aimerait bien" que ce soit en 2010.

Promesse de campagne de Bertrand Delanoë aux dernières municipales, Autolib a déjà été approuvé par le conseil de Paris et s'adresserait dès le départ à la capitale mais aussi aux communes limitrophes volontaires.

Une vingtaine, de gauche comme de droite, ont d'ores et déjà signifié leur accord et une dizaine d'autres sont attendues, a indiqué à l'AFP Annick Lepetit, adjointe PS aux Transports. Une réunion jeudi avec les communes intéressées est prévue.

Mais la constitution d'un "syndicat mixte ouvert" pour les regrouper nécessite l'aval du préfet, toujours attendu à ce jour. Le lancement de la procédure de délégation de service public ne pourra intervenir qu'ensuite, l'inauguration du service étant alors prévue, si tout va bien, pour le 4ème trimestre 2010.

Jean-Paul Huchon, président PS de la région Ile-de-France vient d'apporter son soutien financier au projet en proposant une participation globale de trois millions d'euros au syndicat mixte.

Aux Verts qui préconisent plutôt le développement de l'autopartage -voiture réservée à l'avance, prise et remise au même endroit- et craignent qu'Autolib "génère des déplacements inutiles", Annick Lepetit rétorque que le projet -véhicules en libre service pris à un endroit et redéposés à un autre- est un "complément des services de transport existants".

"On veut des véhicules électriques" souligne-t-elle, estimant qu'Autolib peut être un "accélérateur" dans ce domaine auprès des constructeurs.

Mme Lepetit met en avant l'argument de la "liberté" pour l'usager et souligne la nécessité d'un "maillage très important", gage d'une bonne régulation: 700 stations sont envisagées à Paris tant en surface qu'en souterrain et les communes limitrophes seront libres d'installer le nombre de stations qu'elles veulent.

Le coût d'installation aurait un plafond de 50.000 euros par station (à la charge du syndicat), les coûts de fonctionnement incombant au délégataire. Le coût de l'abonnement serait de 15 à 20 euros par mois et la demi-heure d'utilisation coûterait entre 4 et 6 euros, selon Mme Lepetit.

Reste que toutes les difficultés techniques ne sont pas résolues et que le coût, très élevé, du vandalisme sur Vélib donne à réfléchir. Depuis le lancement en juillet 2007 jusqu'en février dernier, 11.600 vélos ont été vandalisés et 7.800 autres volés. A tel point qu'un avenant prévoit désormais, selon JCDecaux, concessionnaire du service, que la municipalité "participe pour une équivalence de 400 euros par vélo volé et détruit".

(©AFP / 14 mai 2009 08h05)

 

Vœu relatif au développement de l’autopartage à Paris
DÉPOSÉ PAR DENIS BAUPIN ET LES ÉLUES DU GROUPE LES VERTS

L’autopartage est un dispositif déjà répandu à Paris qui propose un service d’abonnement permettant, généralement à partir de stations implantées dans des parking souterrains, de disposer ponctuellement de véhicules, pour de courtes ou moyennes durées.

Comme le souligne paris.fr : « l’autopartage devient une réelle alternative à la possession d’une voiture individuelle et fait partie des nouveaux outils pour modifier nos comportements de mobilité. »

Comme l’indique le Plan de Déplacements de Paris, l’autopartage permet de « favoriser le développement des nouveaux usages collectifs de la voiture », ce qui a amené la Ville de Paris à lancer le label « autopartage Paris » en février 2007. Cinq sociétés sont aujourd’hui labellisées par la Ville de Paris : Caisse Commune, Carbox, ConnectbyHertz, Mobizen et Okigo, et représentent un potentiel considérable d’abonnés parisiens et franciliens.

Par ailleurs, le maire de Paris a annoncé la création d’un dispositif de voiture en libre-service en 2010 : Autolib’, présenté comme l’adaptation à la voiture du concept de Vélib’.

Or, depuis l’annonce de la création du syndicat mixte Autolib’, de nombreuses critiques ont souligné la complexité technique et logistique d’un réseau censé mailler l’agglomération avec des véhicules électriques, qui sont loin d’être disponibles à une telle échelle et à cette échéance. De plus, le concept envisagé dit de « one way » engendre des déplacements techniques coûteux et polluants.

Considérant que des doutes sérieux existent sur la viabilité et la faisabilité d’Autolib’,

Considérant qu’en matière de mobilité durable, le nouveau contexte budgétaire des collectivités incite à donner la priorité à un dispositif éprouvé comme l’autopartage, qui permet un usage mutualisé de voitures individuelles, sans générer des déplacements inutiles comme Autolib’

Sur proposition de Denis Baupin et des éluEs du groupe « Les Verts », le conseil de Paris émet le voeu que :

Les moyens techniques, financiers et de communication de la Ville de Paris prévus pour le projet Autolib’ soient réorientés vers le développement de l’autopartage. A cet effet, une mission sera conduite pour étudier la meilleure façon pour la Ville d’appuyer le développement de l’autopartage (implantation de stations sur voirie, campagne de communication grand public...), s’intégrant dans un bouquet de service d’éco-mobilité.

Source : http://conseildeparis.lesverts.fr/article.php3?id_article=1615

Bonjour,

 

Nous sommes étudiants en 2ème année de Master à Paris 13, et pour une de nos matière, nous faisons un dossier sur l'autopartage.

 

Nous souhaiterions donc faire partie de ce groupe.

 

Merci

 

 

E-mail : etudiants.paris13 <etudiants.paris13@...>

 

 

Editor’s note: We promised that 2009 as going to be a big and very different year.

 

PARK RIDGE, NJ -- 04/09/09 -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) announced it has acquired Eileo S.A., the Paris-based leader in the design and deployment of best-in-class car sharing technology. Eileo's end-to-end solutions are utilized by Connect by Hertz, currently operating in London, New York City and Paris. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Mark P. Frissora, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hertz, commenting on the acquisition, said, "Eileo provides state-of-the-art, user-friendly technology innovations for the global car sharing industry. Acquiring Eileo underscores Hertz's long-term commitment to be the car sharing leader by providing comprehensive, customer-friendly solutions in this technology-driven business. Eileo will continue to create competitive advantages for Connect by Hertz and we will also deploy their technology to create advantages in our car and equipment rental businesses," Frissora added.

Arnaud Lejeune, Chief Executive Officer of Eileo, said, "We are proud to partner with Hertz to deliver future generations of car sharing technologies and speed up the implementation of our industry vision on two continents. We share a passion for creating the most user-centric and enjoyable car sharing experience, which already drives Connect by Hertz services. While continuing to serve the whole car sharing industry, we are excited by the opportunity to expand the applications of our technology to other business platforms," Lejeune concluded.

Founded in 2002, Eileo has been providing technology solutions to the car sharing industry which has experienced 25% year-over-year growth over the past five years. In addition, Eileo also designs technology-driven solutions for the transportation industry, providing fleet tracking and monitoring. Over the past year, Eileo's car sharing revenues more than doubled as the company worked with more than 20 car sharing operators worldwide. The number of car sharing members Eileo handles increased by 70% over the past six months, with an increase of nearly 50% in the last quarter.

Eileo's solution encompasses the entire car sharing process -- from member registration, to booking, to car access, to invoice and payment functions. For improving car sharing operator efficiency, Eileo provides a variety of alert and report functions, and remote vehicle monitoring. A unique, patented vehicle immobilizer function ensures the safety of each Company's car sharing fleet. Eileo's proprietary ASP software supports more than 400 features to fit with the most sophisticated business models. Car-embedded technology includes GPS, GPRS, Bluetooth and RFID technologies, which are easily installed and non-invasive to the vehicles' overall design and functionality. Also, the Company's service options include: online payment, printed smartcards, SMS alerts (text messages) for car sharing members, in-car hands-free phone assistance, and Bluetooth audio kits. Packaged with the delivery of Eileo's software and hardware systems, first-class business services contribute to high performance and reliability of the system through expert technical support and specific product development.

The Hertz Corporation, a subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ), is the world's largest general use car rental brand, operating from approximately 8,500 locations in 141 countries worldwide. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 42 major airports in Europe, operating both corporate and licensee locations in cities and airports in North America, Europe, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. In addition, the Company has licensee locations in cities and airports in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz #1 Club Gold®, NeverLost® customized, onboard navigation systems, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and unique cars and SUVs offered through the company's Prestige, Fun and Green Collections, set Hertz apart from the competition. In 2008, the Company launched Connect by Hertz, entering the global car sharing market in London, New York City and Paris. Hertz also operates one of the world's largest equipment rental businesses, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, offering a diverse line of equipment, including tools and supplies, as well as new and used equipment for sale, to customers ranging from major industrial companies to local contractors and consumers from approximately 350 branches in the United States, Canada, China, France and Spain.

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Source: http://www.developpementdurable.com/conso/2009/04/A1400/autopartage-parisien-le-projet-autolib-au-point-mort.html

Autopartage parisien : le projet Autolib’ au point mort

Mettre à la disposition des Parisiens un système de voitures électriques en libre service, sur le modèle des Vélib’, est prévu par la Ville de Paris pour 2010. Mais le projet pourrait avoir du retard. Les constructeurs ne sont pas opérationnels, et les espaces manquent.

Selon le programme de campagne de Bertrand Delanoë (PS), maire de Paris, 5000 véhicules électriques devraient être disponibles à la location dans 1400 points de retrait. Les utilisateurs pourront les emprunter puis les rendre à la borne de leur choix, pour effectuer des trajets urbains courts et occasionnels. Et ce, dès la fin 2010, le temps de réaliser les travaux.

Problème, ou plutôt problèmes : d’abord, le syndicat mixte intercommunal, qui devait être formé pour le premier trimestre 2009, n’a toujours pas d’autorisation : « La création de ce type de structure doit se faire avec l’accord de la préfecture de région, dont nous attendons toujours la réponse », a précisé dans le journal Le Monde Annick Lepetit, adjointe chargée des transports. 80 communes de la première couronne, en plus de Paris, attendent ce feu vert (à noter : il n’y a aucun clivage gauche-droite dans l’adhésion des maires à ce projet socialiste).

Pour l’instant, ni voitures, ni parkings

De nombreuses firmes automobiles sont intéressées par le projet : PSA, Renault, Dassault, Bolloré, ou encore Mercedes. Mais là, nouvelle complication : bien que les partenaires soient partants pour le futur appel d’offres (RATP, SNCF, Avis, Vinci Park, Veolia Transport, Heuliez), « les constructeurs ne sont pas prêts », regrette Mme Lepetit.

Autre problème : la place. Sur les 1400 stations prévues, 700 seront en sous-sol. Reste donc à trouver le même nombre d’emplacements en surface. Pour la banlieue, les espaces seront relativement faciles à mettre en place. Mais dans la capitale, les Vélib’, les couloirs de bus, et les pistes cyclables envahissent déjà largement les rues.

Enfin, il faudra imaginer un moyen d’empêcher les actes de vandalisme, déjà très fréquents sur les Vélib’. Des systèmes permettant d’identifier électroniquement les usagers sont envisagés.

 

Autopartage parisien :  Autolib’ dead in the water

 

Make available to Parisians a system of electric cars for free service, modeled on the Vélib 'is provided by the City of Paris for 2010. But the project could be delayed. Manufacturers are not operational, and spaces are missing.

According to the campaign Bertrand Delanoë (PS) mayor of Paris, 5000 electric vehicles should be available for rent in 1400 points of withdrawal. Users can then borrow to make the base of their choice, to make short urban trips and casual. As early as the end of 2010, the time to carry out the work.
Problem, or problems: first, the mixed intermunicipal, to be trained for the first quarter of 2009, still has no authority: "The creation of this type of structure must be done with the agreement of Prefecture region, we are still awaiting the answer, "said in the newspaper Le Monde Annick Lepetit, deputy in charge of transport. 80 municipalities of the first crown in Paris, awaiting the green light (note: there is no left-right divide in the membership of Mayors for this project Socialist).

For now, no cars, no parking

Many automotive companies are interested in the project: PSA, Renault, Dassault, Bolloré, or Mercedes. But here, a new complication: although partners are starters for the future call for tenders (RATP, SNCF, Reviews, Vinci Park, Veolia Transport, Heuliez), "manufacturers are not ready," Ms. Lepetit regrets.
Another problem instead. Of the 1400 stations planned, 700 will be below ground. Remains to find the same number of locations on the surface. For the suburban areas will be relatively easy to implement. But in the capital, Vélib ', the bus lanes and cycle paths already invaded the streets.

Finally, we must imagine a way to prevent acts of vandalism, very common on Vélib '. Systems to electronically identify users are considered.

Do not miss:
- Autolib ': the future autopartage Paris
- Autopartage: alternative mode of transport

 

Tenth anniversary for car share

Supporters argue car clubs should be part of an integrated transport policy

A pay-as-you-go scheme that gives people the use of a car without having to buy one is 10 years old.

The Edinburgh Car Club, based on an initiative in the German city of Bremen, was the first of its kind in Britain.

Members pay less than £5 an hour to hire vehicles that can be collected and left at dedicated bays across the city.

A conference in Edinburgh to mark the anniversary heard calls for similar schemes in other Scottish cities.

There are now 60,000 car club members throughout the UK.

'Important alternative'

Supporters claim they use cars for fewer trips than car owners, cycle more and make greater use of public transport.

Chas Ball, founder of City Car Club, which runs the Edinburgh scheme, said: "Edinburgh has a number of initiatives that make it distinctive in transport and land use planning.

"High levels of cycling and the introduction of a new tram network to complement a well supported bus network help to keep car use at bay.

"The car club, which is planning to offer its 100th car location this year, is another part of the portfolio that is finally being recognised as an important alternative to car ownership."

Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said such schemes could help meet Scottish Government targets on climate change.

"Edinburgh City Car Club makes a positive contribution to life in the capital by reducing emissions, cutting congestion, and extending the range of transport choices available to residents," he said.

The conference, organised by Edinburgh City Council and the Transform Scotland Trust, was held at the city chambers.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7951362.stm

Could London follow Paris with electric car sharing?

18 Mar 2009 | Author: Toby Procter | -  http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?contentid=6026

Boris Johnson's electric cars will not be as green as those powered by the French, so why not just hop on a bus instead?

Aiming to make London the ‘electric capital of Europe’, London Mayor Boris Johnson told the London assembly on 25 February that a working group was considering a plan along the lines of the Autolib’ electric car rental scheme planned for Paris for 2010, and wanted to greatly expand support for charging points around London.

Johnson hoped for a "sizeable chunk" of the £250m government funding for electric vehicle initiatives, and added that he wanted to see at least half the 8,000-vehicle fleet owned by the Greater London Authority replaced by electric vehicles as soon as possible, while warning that considerable sums were necessary in order to invest in a technology that is "almost there ... but not quite".

Last October, the Paris authorities announced plans for an ‘Autolib’ electric car-sharing scheme to do on four wheels what the successful Vélib bicycle sharing scheme has done on two. Paris proposes 2,000 EVs to be available from 200 city centre underground car parks and 500 parking bays, and another 2,000 in the city’s suburbs. These vehicles could be booked online, picked up in one bay and left in another at the journey’s end.

Electric cars still have teething problems. Problem one is that these cars - some are not technically cars, but ‘quadricycles’ such as the REVA and Aixam Mega – are produced in small numbers and cost more than comparable ordinary cars, despite offering limited range, utility and space.

Problem two is the infrastructure EVs need, given their batteries’ present shortcomings. Most EVs’ batteries need recharging for 7-8 hours after around 100 miles. The 40 Elektrobay street-side recharging units already in place in London cost around £7,500 per unit installed - multiply that by 700 units as with the Paris scheme - and it adds up to a huge sum of cash.

Then there’s the cost of telematics and accounting systems and associated hardware to charge users for the ‘juice’ and the rentals. Elektromotive, the UK firm which has supplied London’s recharging points to date, recently signed an agreement with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which hopes for global EV market leadership from the launch of its first electric cars in 2012, but solutions to large-scale recharging/parking infrastructure issues remain unproven.

London is likely to start, as have some other local authorities, by buying more electric vehicles for the GLA fleet, whose journeys start and end at depots where off-road recharging units can more easily be installed.

To date, car sharing clubs have remained small-scale, though in London, the City Car Club saw membership rise 109% last year, and rival Whizzgo’s rose 42%. One such company might take on the management of an EV sharing scheme. But it would provide electric car access only to the few, so might not deserve big subsidies.

The question of whether electric cars in London are the greenest option should also be asked. France relies on nuclear energy for around 80% of its electricity and therefore has a much lower carbon electricity supply than the Brits.

And according to estimates cited by the French EV maker Aixam, on average people only need cars in London for 4-mile journeys. Might they be better off taking a bus? Improving bus services might cut urban CO₂ emissions more efficiently than a token fleet of electric cars available only to the few.

However London decides to pump-prime electric transport, the Mayor should reflect on the fact that some of the latest small diesel cars from European manufacturers emit CO₂ emissions below 100gm/km, well below the 2012 limit proposed by the EU, and scarcely more than the average 87g/km calculated for electric cars by the UK's King Review of Low Carbon Cars, factoring in the UK’s renewables-poor generation mix.

 

The following text is what comes out of the Google Translate hopper. For the full Spanish language announcement click to http://www.fundacionjosepons.com/jornada_carsharing/jornada_carsharing.php

 

Fundación José Pons, in collaboration with Colin Buchanan Consultants, is pleased to invite you to the Day of International Experiences in CarSharing, to be held in Madrid on Thursday 2 April 2009

The new system is a CarSharing car rental short term, not bureaucracies, accessible 24 hours and where the subscriber pays only for time used and distance traveled, so to an annual usage of less than 6,000 km (including 13,000 km in some cases), the subscriber would CarSharing savings andalusia andalusia driver owner. This advantage is to convert the various costs of owning a car ownership (purchase price, insurance, maintenance, taxes, parking, fuel, etc..) Costs in just two variables (time of use and distance traveled).

On This Day will show how the CarSharing is transforming the concept of "use / possession of the car in some countries and why some people consider him as the" missing link "of public transport. In this sense, the conference will address the role that plays in CarSharing sustainable mobility in cities.

To this end, the day has the presence of some of the most representative picture of national and international systems implementation CarSharing who, in addition to voice their own experiences, including the first CarSharing system in Barcelona, we will provide ideas on the possible implementation of the CarSharing the rest of the Spanish territory.

 

The organization of the conference has designed a program of papers that reflects some of the most interesting experiences of CarSharing in the world, from USA Europe, including those resulting from the recent introduction of the system of Barcelona.

The day is aimed at technical and political management of mobility in our cities, how in the private and public sector, real estate, travel agencies, transport operators, concessionaires, academics and ultimately everyone interested in CarSharing more about the phenomenon.

 

 

URL: http://www.fundacionjosepons.com/jornada_carsharing/jornada_carsharing.php

Paris, Monday, February 23, 2009

 

Executive summary: Check it out at www.worldstreets.org

 

Dear worldwide friends and colleagues,

 

I am delighted to announce the creation of a new collaborative toolset under the New Mobility Agenda, The World Streets blog which you can find in its almost-ready-to-dance version today at www.worldstreets.org .  Let me explain what this is, why we have done it, and how it works.

 

Why: The basic idea is to create a much higher visibility public forum for some of the most outstanding contributions on problems and innovations that are coming in here from groups and colleagues around the world, bearing in mind that the messages we exchange with each other on The New Mobility Café or the other focus discussion groups are not only far too many in number but also hidden from public view -- that is to say are not picked up by Google or the other search engines.  So this end, one of the jobs that World Streets is shortly ready to undertake will be to make this missing link.  The issues too important and the stakes too high for us to give less than our very best.

 

Getting started: Even if the site is still in working form, let me invite you to come on in and have a look for yourself.  Once you have generally shopped around to get a feel for the place, you may find it useful to click your way down the small Table of Contents that appears on the top left bar -- we call it the Streets Map -- where you might wish to give particular attention to the Start Here and Subscribe links which provide useful information on how to work with this new tool.

 

Comments: One of the goals I had in mind in putting this together was a desire to provide a better way of linking comments and conversations to specific pieces that start off the process of commentary, challenging, rectification, complaining, what have you.  And even if we are careful in the existing discussion fora to try to maintain continuity in such exchanges through preservation of original subject lines, it is nonetheless my observation that it is difficult to turn this into not only a real dialogue, but one that later can be easily accessed by anyone who wishes to have a chance to figure out "what was all that about?".   We clearly need to do better and now we have the tools to do exactly that.  (You will see how the new Comment routine works in the Start Here section.)

 

Translations: One area in which we are trying hard to mobilize the available tools to broaden the international reach of all this good work is through the incorporation of machine translations directly into the site.  Thus when you check-in you will see right up top that there are machine translation links which will almost immediately transform the text of the entire site into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish with just a single click.  Moreover as you will see these translations are certainly not perfect, nonetheless they do provide valuable clues concerning the original image language text.  But all of that you will see in the explanatory information that appears in the site itself.

 

Postings: All items that appear on World Streets are for now being automatically copied to the New Mobility Café and to the World Transport Forum, so that those who have not subscribed directly will be able to follow the state of play.  Eventually this cross-posting routine may be changed, but for now it seems like a good way to get started and to share the news.

 

Future contributions: You will note that there are careful guidelines on this on the site.  I should mention that it is our firm intention to stick to the main criteria that characterize all of the work of the New Mobility Agenda which are carefully set out under www.strategies.newmobility.org and in particular the dogged insistence on our full attention to measures, projects, programs, and other initiatives which can bear fruit of significant GHG reductions within the 2009-2012 horizon.

 

Feedback and suggestions: You will see that considerable additional work is going to be needed to turn it into the easy-to-use, creative to work with site that we hope it will eventually become.  Just as is the case with content where I hope we will be hearing from you with your ideas, it will also be invaluable at this early point to have your criticism and suggestions as to how we can make this into a better site for us all.

 

Supporting World Streets: Finally, if you might have any suggestions as to institutions or even individuals who might wish to get involved to provide financial or technical support for World Streets, well this would be the perfect time to hear from you.

 

So welcome to World Streets, it belongs to all of us and will be just as good as all of us can make it.  We will open for business on 1 March, but in the meantime let me invite you in already to look around and tell us how to do better.

 

Hope you like it,

 

Eric Britton

 

PS.  I hope you will feel more than free to share this announcement with colleagues in other lists who share our concerns and interests.  Thank you.

 

 

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Une nouvelle génération de parking s où les clients disposent d´une palette de services dans le domaine des transports est inaugurée ce matin à La Défense .

Florence Hubin | 09.02.2009, 07h00

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Moto ou voiture, la vôtre ou celle que vous allez louer, partager, conduire ou faire conduire... Avec Mobiway, Vinci inaugure ce matin à La Défense une nouvelle génération de parkings où les clients disposent d´une palette de services qui font de la voiture ou de la moto un mode de transport rapide, utile, et sans contrainte. Vinci table sur le fait que les citadins de la région parisienne, par souci de leur portefeuille et de l´environnement, n´auront peut-être plus une ou deux voitures, mais en feront une utilisation ponctuelle et complémentaire des transports en commun.

Le site de La Défense n´a pas été choisi au hasard : c´est le quartier le mieux desservi d´Europe en transports mais le quartier d´affaires n´est pas relié aux aéroports et les clients du centre commercial viennent aussi faire leurs courses en voiture.

Les services du Mobiway : L´espace covoiturage : une salle d´attente avec des fauteuils où peuvent se donner rendez-vous les personnes qui se déplacent grâce au covoiturage. Elles ont aussi à disposition une borne Internet pour se connecter notamment au site covoiturage.fr.

Un guichet de réservation d´auto-partage : des places de stationnement accessibles à quelques pas de l´accueil permettent de monter rapidement au volant de la voiture réservée avec Okigo (exemple de tarifs : abonnement 9,90 EUR/mois puis 4 EUR de l´heure la journée, 2 EUR la nuit et 0,35 EUR par kilomètre parcouru).

Location de voiture: au guichet principal, l´équipe d´Avis propose des véhicules dès 8 h 30 et jusqu´à 18 h 30.

Quai de chargement pour les voitures : un espace dédié baptisé Point Cargo est réservé aux automobilistes qui veulent charger dans leur véhicule des achats encombrants sans gêner la circulation.

Station de motos-taxis : le groupement parisien des motos-taxis propose des courses à moto avec pilote au départ du centre Mobiway (forfaits La Défense-Roissy ou Orly pour 80 EUR ; La Défense-Paris pour 50 EUR).

Dépose taxis : un espace de dépose permet aux chauffeurs de taxi de venir chercher ou de déposer leurs clients devant l´accueil Mobiway. Les taxis disposent d´un accès gratuit au parking Vinci Coeur Défense pendant quinze minutes.

Autres services : le centre dispose aussi de bornes d´achat de billets SNCF (Francilien) et RATP, d´une borne Cofiroute pour l´achat du passe Liber-t et, bien sûr, d´un guichet Vinci pour les abonnés (ouvert de 9 heures à 18 heures). Le centre, premier du genre en France, fonctionne pour l´instant en semaine de 8 h 30 à 18 h 30.

Le Parisien

 

Bike or car, yours or one you'll rent, share, drive or be driven ... With Mobiway, Vinci opens this morning in La Défense a new generation of car parks where customers have a range of services that make the car or bike to a quick, useful, and without coercion. Vinci table to the fact that urban dwellers in the Paris region, for the sake of their wallets and the environment, may have one or two more cars, but will use the additional time and transportation.
The site of La Defense was not chosen at random: this is the area best served by public transport in Europe but the business district is not linked to airports and shopping center clients are also their racing car.

Services Mobiway: Space carpool: a waiting room with chairs where they can go to people who travel by carpool. They also provide an Internet Point to connect to the site including covoiturage.fr.

One-stop booking car-sharing: parking spaces available within walking distance of the home can quickly driving the car with Okigo reserved (eg tariffs subscription EUR 9.90 / EUR, then 4 months of hour day, 2 night EUR and 0.35 EUR per kilometer).

Rent a car: the main window, the Notice offers vehicles from 8 until 30 h 18 h 30.

Loading dock for cars: a space called Point Cargo is reserved for motorists who want to load in their vehicle purchases goods without impeding traffic.

Station Motorcycle taxis: the Parisian group of motorcycle-taxis offers motorcycle races with driver from the center Mobiway (La Défense-packages Roissy or Orly 80 EUR; La Défense-Paris for 50 EUR).

Removing taxis: a drop allows taxi drivers to pick up or deposit their clients before the Mobiway home. Taxis have free access to the terminal Vinci Coeur Defense for fifteen minutes.

Other services: The center also has kiosks for purchasing tickets SNCF (Francilien) and RATP, a terminal Cofiroute to purchase the password Liber-t and, of course, a counter to subscribers Vinci (open from 9 am to 18 pm). The center, first of its kind in France, works for the moment in Week 8 h 30 à 18 h 30.
Le Parisien

 

We are preparing a collaborative international commentary and brainstorm under the New Mobility Agenda on “World Transport Lessons For The US”. The background for this is detailed if you click to www.messages.newmobility.org .

 

One of the examples of French experience which we thought might interest our US colleagues is the Paris Carshare Label. Julien Chantefort volunteered to draft a short article on the Label, which I attach here for your comment and amplification  We will then take this into consideration in an attempt to create a solid short profile (about 300 words). Your comments and suggestions will be very welcome.

 

And should you have any ideas about other articles or any aspects of the “Message to America” report, this would be a great time to have them. It will be published in about two weeks as indicated in the comment you will find on the site.

 

Thanks for helping us on this.

 

Eric Britton

 

Paris:  Check the (carsharing) label

 

 

Everybody these days seems to love carsharing. But to what extent should the government intervene in its development remains unsettled. Paris has decided to take the matter on step further.

 

Since 2000, a broad roadmap policy has been adopted to “favor the development of new collective usage of cars”. Identifying carsharing as the missing piece in the mobility puzzle,  the city committed by creating a label in 2007. To date 5 different operators carry the label.

 

Private operators must comply with certain criteria to qualify for the label for 18 months, such as low CO2 emissions (currently <140g/km and <120g/km in 2010), inclusion of all insurance and fuel in the rate, quality guarantee in availability and reliability .

 

Once obtained, the label grants the operators significant advantages:

• Cheaper parking (30% discount in public parks)
• Free dedicated street parking spots
• Institutional communication

 

This approach is certainly not the only one possible, yet it presents food for thoughts as per how governmental policies can guide and assist the development of carsharing. After all, everyone loves carsharing, don’t they?

 

Machine translation into English follows

 

Un syndicat pour la création d'Autolib'

Le conseil de Paris doit permettre la création d'un syndicat ouvert associant Paris aux collectivités voisines. Un premier pas pour la création d'Autolib', le service public de location d’automobiles propres en libre-service.

C'est le premier acte de naissance d'Autolib'. Une délibération au Conseil de Paris, lundi 2 février, vise notamment à demander l’autorisation au Préfet de la région Ile-de-France (préfet de Paris) de créer un syndicat mixte ouvert destiné à mettre en oeuvre le projet. Après cette étape technique, chaque commune ou établissement public devra avoir délibéré dans les mêmes termes pour adhérer au syndicat. La délibération prévoit aussi l'adhésion de Paris au syndicat dès sa création.

 

Qui est concerné ?

 

Début janvier, une quarantaine de collectivités et EPCI (établissement public de coopération intercommunale) avaient déjà donné leur accord à la Ville de Paris. Au total, 73 ont participé aux débats sur ce nouvel outil métropolitain.

 

700 stations à Paris

 

C'est un service public de location d’automobiles propres en libre-service qui va naître. Mise en route en 2010. A Paris, les véhicules pourront être empruntés dans quelque 700 stations (500 en surface et 200 en souterrains). Cela devrait représenter 2000 voitures. Le même nombre de véhicules devrait être disponible en banlieue.

 

Quelles différences avec l'autopartage ?

 

L'autopartage, développé à Paris par trois entreprises privées labellisées par la Ville, compte environ 5000 adeptes. Mais les enquêtes menées auprès de ces utilisateurs montrent leur volonté d'une liberté accrue d'usage : ils souhaiteraient déposer le véhicule en un point différent du point de départ. Cette évolution sera possible avec Autolib'. Autre différence majeure : les véhicules Autolib' seront "propres".

 

A union for the creation of Autolib '
The Paris council should allow the creation of a union involving Paris opened their neighbors. A first step for creating Autolib ', public service car rental own self-service.

 
 
This is the first birth of Autolib '. Deliberation at the Council of Paris, Monday 2 February, seeks to obtain permission from the Prefect of the Ile-de-France (Paris prefect) to create a mixed open to implement the project. After this technique, each municipality or public institution should have deliberated on the same terms to join the union. The discussion also provides membership in the union of Paris from its inception.
 
Who is affected?
 
Beginning in January, some forty communities and EPCI (public establishment for intermunicipal cooperation) had already given their approval to the City of Paris. In total, 73 have participated in discussions on the new Metropolitan.
 
700 stations in Paris
 
This is a public service car rental own free service that will take place. Inception in 2010. In Paris, vehicles may be used in about 700 stations (500 surface and 200 underground). This should be 2000 cars. The same number of vehicles should be available in the suburbs.
 
What are the differences with autopartage?
 
The autopartage, developed in Paris by three private companies certified by the City, has about 5000 followers. But surveys of users indicate their desire for greater freedom of use: they would remove the vehicle from a different starting point. This development will be possible with Autolib '. Another major difference: Autolib vehicles "will be" clean.

 

Our friend Nicolas le Douarec of mobizen tells me that it breaks his heart but here are two great videos by the competition.

 

·         Mobility CarShare- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKK0YD8y3IA&feature=PlayList&p=AF0CD9271D3408AD&index=23

 

 

·         car2go -  http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnLa4OBCEI

 

 

And do the rest of you have something good to share.  We are putting those we think do a good job on the site.

 

Thanks Nic.

 

Eric

 

 

 

German original at http://www.openpr.de/news/271978/Das-Portal-fuer-Carsharing-in-Berlin.html. Google translation follows:

 

The portal for Carsharing in Berlin

Carsharing in Berlin
This image in the large store
(openPR) - Berlin, 11.01.09 - More than 100,000 Germans use Carsharing. Commercial providers have long been a market for car-off and flexible mobility to the masses created. Alone in the bustling capital, is already half a dozen providers. It informs the new portal around the Carsharing in Berlin and helps with the orientation in the tariff jungle.

Under www.carsharing-berlin.de remain interested in the loop, so that any time an overview of the various bids to keep. It also facilitates the comparison, because not every model is for each user group.

"We have the goal of all the information, rates and news about carsharing in Berlin in one place for users and interested parties to offer," explains initiator Christian Boris Schmidt.

The RSS feed does not help contribute to miss. It is also a lively exchange among the readers about a comment encouraged. Here consumers share their views on and experience with the car-pooling in the capital.


Editorial Contact:

Christian Boris Schmidt
Linienstr. 131
10115 Berlin
Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 30 86 87 04 28 3

www.carsharing-berlin.de/

 

 

 

 

 

ÇA BOUGE

Autolib´ fait des émules dans le Val-de-Marne

Samantha Gaudfrin | 13.01.2009, 07h00

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Le système de voitures électriques en libre-service parisien, Autolib´, séduit peu à peu les villes du Val-de-Marne. Si la plupart des communes émettent des réserves, douze d´entre elles se sont montrées intéressées par le système de la Ville de Paris, qui devrait être mis en service en 2010. Parmi elles, Vincennes, Saint- Mandé, Maisons-Alfort ou encore Arcueil et Cachan.

 

From http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=en#

 

Autolib 'is emulated in the Val-de-Marne

The system of electric cars in self-service Parisian Autolib ', seduced gradually towns of the Val-de-Marne. While most municipalities have reservations, twelve of them have shown interest in the system of the City of Paris, which should be put into service in 2010. Among them, Vincennes, Saint-Mande, Maisons-Alfort or Arcueil and Cachan.

Above all, Limeil-Brévannes which has already decided to join the union Joint Autolib 'whose creation should be passed to the Council of Paris in February or March.
Three stations will be installed on Limeil, "says Joseph Rossignol Mayor Limeil-Brévannes. A Arcueil, "at least two stations, or 12 seats, will be implemented", according to your municipality.

Yet there are still three months, Autolib 'do not win unanimous support in the department. At issue: the cost of the stations. "The estimated cost of 35 EUR and 000 EUR 50 000 per station, according to the tender to be launched in different operators in the spring of 2009," said Pierre Mansat, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of relations with suburbs. Rates that Chantal Duchêne, deputy mayor of Ivry-sur-Seine, a judge "too high". Yet the elected do not say it totally opposed auprojet: "If it works elsewhere, why not a day at home. But in the context of the current recession, no question of taking risks. Especially there is a service autopartage in Ivry. On tariffs, Pierre Mansat is reassuring: "The union will allow mixed a loan on behalf of all member cities. As a result, they will not have to move all the funds. Meanwhile, after tomorrow, a conference on Autolib 'will be held at the city hall of Paris.

Samantha Gaudfrin

 

Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/abrams-consulting-launches-new-carsharing-advisory-service,677092.shtml

 

PURCHASE, NY -- 01/12/09 -- Neil Abrams, President of Abrams Consulting Group, Inc. ("ACG"), the leading specialized consulting and research firm serving the global auto rental and allied industries since 1982, has announced the formation of ACG's newest business unit, Abrams CarSharing Advisors ("ACA"). ACA, to be led by Julian Espiritu, a veteran of the auto rental and CarSharing industries for over 20 years, including as an executive of industry leader Zipcar as its head of New York operations, will be focused exclusively on introducing CarSharing advisory services to businesses, institutions, and government agencies.

CarSharing, using a membership and all-inclusive hourly rental business model which is supported by a fully integrated, virtual IT platform, has been available in Europe for decades, beginning as an environmental movement. In the mid-90s, CarSharing found its way to the U.S., where two companies, Flexcar and Zipcar (recently merged as one company -- Zipcar) were founded as for profit businesses.

In response to the questions, "Why CarSharing, why now?", Abrams explains, "For over 26 years, ACG has remained in the forefront of the evolution of the auto rental and transportation industries. We have worked with our clients to look beyond the horizon, to stay ahead of the curve, to challenge existing business models, and adjust to changes in consumer behavior and market dynamics. CarSharing's time has come as it taps into long-term cultural, environmental, economic, and life style shifts, and is poised to become a multi-billion dollar global industry. ACA has been formed to assist existing and new businesses, corporate fleet operators, and others who have short-term transportation needs, to exploit the enormous value proposition offered by CarSharing."

Julian Espiritu, ACA's new Managing Director, adds, "I have experienced firsthand, after several years working with the CarSharing business model, the power and potential of this innovative ground transportation alternative. ACA will be offering a broad spectrum of advisory services, management tools, systems, and technologies to assist the many customer segments that we have identified as potential clients for our new business unit. Combining our expertise in the CarSharing field, together with the reputation, intellectual property and global reach of the ABRAMS brand of consulting services to the travel and transportation industry, I am extremely excited about ACA's prospects."

ACA will be operating out of offices in New York and New Jersey, and affiliated offices worldwide.

ABOUT ACG

Abrams Consulting Group, Inc. ("ACG"), based in Purchase, NY and formed in 1982 by Neil Abrams, a former Hertz executive, has grown into the leading specialized consulting and research firm serving the global auto rental, travel, transportation, and allied industries. The scope of ACG's consulting projects include but are not limited to business development, strategic planning, revenue and profit optimization, management controls and systems, operations analyses, performance benchmarking and metrics, competitive analysis, a full range of market research and data reporting services, and business management services. ACG's consulting and research services are provided through affiliated offices in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. For more information on ACG, visit www.abramsconsulting.com.

CONTACT:
Neil Abrams
Julian Espiritu
914-696-5100

 

Reminder

 

Just in case you forgot or did not know, here is a great contrition by Kevin McLaughlin and Carsharing.net, which provides a terrific page on “Where can I find carsharing?”, together with URLs, organization background and where available costs for a four hour trip (check the range.)

 

·          http://www.carsharing.net/where.html

 

 

Eric Britton

 

 

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Autopartage acheter une voiture à plusieurs, céder ou en vendre ...
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Autopartage : Acheter une voiture à plusieurs, vendre une partie de sa voiture

Avez-vous pensé à partager votre véhicule ?

Pourquoi acheter 100% de votre auto ?

Pourquoi vendre l'intégralité de votre voiture d'occasion?

Utilisez vous votre voiture tous les jours ?

Pourquoi se rendre au travail avec votre grosse voiture, bouchons, parking, maniabilité, avez vous penser à une petite voiture pour la semaine, et une plus grande le temps des loisirs ?

Vous devez vendre votre voiture avec des regrets, pourquoi, ne pas en conserver une partie ?

Et Madame dans tout cela, y avez-vous pensez? Une voiture qui se soucie de ses envies, de ses enfants, et qui respecte l'environnement.

Et vous Monsieur, une voiture de sport, une voiture confortable, et pourquoi pas une voiture d'exception?

Avec l'autopartage tous vos rêves deviennent réalité.

J'ai trouvé sur internet ce site qui permet d'acheter ou vendre une voiture à plusieurs, grâce à l'autopartage, je trouve cela pas mal car c'est un autre regard sur l'automobile.

Et vous êtes vous fan de l'autopartage? Y avez-vous déjà pensé? Y-pensez vous ?

Seriez-vous prêt(e) à partager votre voiture ?

Si vous connaissez des bons plans d'autopartage, faites en profiter les fans de cette page.

 

Try http://translate.google.com/translate_t# if needed

 

 

 

 

mobizen fabrik

 

la nouvelle carte de l'autopartage à Paris paris.fr, le site de la Mairie de Paris met en ligne une carte des stations d'autopartage à Paris. Une nouvelle version actualisée vient d'être uploadée. Tout d'abord, un grand bravo collectif à tous les opérateurs. Le nombre de stations d'autopartage a plus que doublé cette année (je compte environ 130 stations, contre une cinquantaine début 2008). Le car-sharing, un business qui roule ! Ensuite... Oyé oyé ! C'est officiel. Avec 65 spots de voitures en libre-service, soit la moitié des stations d'autopartage, mobizen est le réseau d'autopartage n°1 en région parisienne. "mobizen est votre nouveau voisin" résonne drôlement vrai ces temps-ci. Et si vous vous sentez un peu exclu(e) encore, alors surtout que votre sang ne fasse qu'un tour et invitez nous en bas de chez vous ! Pour regarder le détail, je vous invite à découvrir la carte des stations d'autopartage de paris.fr Je dois vous avertir... le fichier, qui pèse tout de même 12 Mo, est loin d'être un outil léger (et certainement pas un outil mobile !). Si on y ajoute la difficulté à mettre à jour une image haute définition (la preuve ? elle n'est déja plus d'actualité avec l"ouverture des spots mobizen "Temple" et "Sully-Morland" qui ouvrent cette semaine)... Pourquoi ne pas utiliser un outil plus simple à mettre à jour, comme une carte Google ? En tout cas, moi j'ai la mienne... Si vous me la demandez gentiment je vous en donnerai le lien :-)

 

Try http://translate.google.com/translate_t#

 

 

http://www.macommune.info/actualite/besancon-apres-velocite-autocite--4886.html

 

Language note: To put this into tolerable machine English or any of a dozen-plus other languages, click to http://translate.google.com/translate_t# and follow the drill. Eric Britton

 

Hertz se lance dans l'auto-partage

LE MONDE | 20.12.08 | 13h59  •  Mis à jour le 20.12.08 - http://www.lemonde.fr/aujourd-hui/article/2008/12/20/hertz-se-lance-dans-l-auto-partage_1133502_3238.html  

Après Caisse commune, Mobizen et Okigo, un loueur de voitures se lance dans l'auto-partage. Depuis le 16 décembre, Hertz, le numéro un mondial de la location de véhicules, a mis en place une offre dans trois villes, Paris, New York et Londres.

"L'auto-partage répond à une double préoccupation : la prise de conscience de l'environnement et des consommateurs qui cherchent en ville des modes de transport alternatifs. C'est donc le bon moment pour se lancer", explique Michel Taride, président de Hertz Europe et vice-président de Hertz Corporation. Cette société expérimente l'auto-partage au Danemark depuis cinq ans.

L'offre, baptisée "Connect by Hertz", permet après un abonnement de 120 euros par an d'utiliser une voiture pour un tarif allant de 4 euros à 6 euros par heure, 32 à 48 euros pour 24 heures, selon le véhicule. Ces tarifs comprennent l'assurance mais aussi le carburant. L'abonné reçoit alors une carte qui permet de réserver et de faire démarrer sa voiture.

Les réservations peuvent couvrir une durée d'une heure à sept jours. Mais si l'automobiliste opte pour une semaine de location, l'offre n'est intéressante que s'il roule peu. En effet, il faut rajouter à l'abonnement et au tarif horaire 35 centimes d'euro par kilomètre parcouru. Or pour la location de voiture traditionnelle et pour faire de longs trajets, les loueurs, à l'instar de Hertz, commercialisent des tarifs plus avantageux. Mais quoi qu'il en soit, M. Taride affirme que l'auto-partage revient de toute façon moins cher que d'être propriétaire de sa voiture. "Le coût d'achat et d'entretien d'une voiture revient à 5 400 euros par an. Avec notre offre, dix heures par semaine reviennent à 2 200 euros par an", souligne M. Taride.

Pour l'instant, une vingtaine de véhicules seulement sont disponibles, de trois marques (Mini Cooper, Opel Corsa, Opel Meriva). Ils rejettent moins de 120 grammes de CO₂ par kilomètre. Par ailleurs, avec seulement vingt véhicules répartis dans six parkings parisiens, l'offre est encore faible. Hertz revendique néanmoins un parc de 40 000 véhicules en France et est en cours d'accréditation par la Mairie de Paris pour obtenir des places de stationnement dans la rue. Le groupe n'exclut pas non plus de répondre à l'appel d'offres de la ville pour un libre-service automobile sur le modèle du Vélib'.

Hertz, qui estime le marché européen à 250 millions d'euros par an, prévoit de lancer ce service dans une vingtaine de villes aux Etats-Unis et en Europe d'ici à fin 2009. A terme, les membres de "Connect by Hertz" à Paris, par exemple, pourront utiliser ce service dans n'importe quel pays où la solution existe.

 

 

Note: I find those last three words quite interesting. Eric Britton

 

Hertz moves into car sharing as rentals slow

* Service to launch next week in London, New York and Paris

* Says timing right from economic, environmental standpoint

* Sees no upturn in car rental business in Q1

 

By Paul Sandle

 

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Car rental company Hertz Inc is entering the car sharing market in London, Paris and New York as city dwellers seek a cheaper, greener alternative to vehicle ownership, while its traditional rental business slows.

 

Hertz European President Michel Taride said car sharing, which enables customers to rent a car from local parking bays from 3.95 pounds ($5.88) an hour in London or 4 euros ($5.31) in Paris, was growing in popularity as the average cost of running a car hits 2,749 pounds a year.

 

"We are not necessarily the first to do it, but we believe we have the ultimate solution for car sharing -- it's economical, better for the environment, stylish and fun," he told Reuters in a telephone interview on Friday.

 

Taride said Hertz was investing millions of dollars in the venture, at a time when revenue from its global car and equipment rental business is being squeezed by lower consumer demand and a weaker used-car market.

 

"Times continue to be challenging from a growth standpoint," he said. "In a global crisis, our revenue growth figures are not what we want them to be, but our balance sheet is extremely strong."

 

He said the company had cut costs and it had the flexibility to deal with the global slowdown by reducing fleet numbers, but he saw no upturn in the short term.

"We don't have much hope Q1 will be much better, but we hope to turn a corner in the second quarter next year," he said.

 

Taride said the Hertz car sharing business, called Connect by Hertz, would target a different market to its international rental business. "Car sharing is more about urban mobility whereas car rental is more about travel," he said.

 

Hertz' experience in car rental and customer base also gave it an advantage over specialised rivals such as Streetcar and City Car Club in the UK and Zipcar in the United States and UK, he said.

 

Rival car rental company Avis Europe abandoned its London-based car sharing service Urbigo two years ago due to lack of interest, and although privately-owned Enterprise offers hourly rental in key U.S cities, Hertz is the first major rental company to enter the car sharing market internationally.

 

"Some have failed because it was too early days, but now the momentum is right," he said. "We think both the economy and the environment are two key factors."

 

Hertz will officially launch the service next week with about 150 cars split between the three cities, he said, and it would expand to about 2,000 very quickly.

 

It is also looking at entering other European markets such as Germany, Spain and Italy within a year, he said, and offering the service to companies, with vehicles based at their sites. (Editing by David Holmes)