First shared bikes, now shared cars

Paris introduced the bike sharing program called Velib a year ago (with much success), now they plan to do the same with electric cars.

The Guardian newspaper reports that 4,000 electric cars, called Autolib, will be put to use around the city and its outlying areas - and it will be the first electric car sharing scheme in the world:

"Paris city hall said 700 Autolib pick-up points would be set up across the Paris area, 200 of which will be underground. A driver could pick up a car, for example, in the east of the city and drop it off in the west after a short journey."

Read the full story: Paris plans help-yourself green car hire