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The car2go urban mobility scheme is coming to British shores, as the city of Birmingham will soon the tens of others in Europe and North America benefit from the program.
Starting this autumn, car2go will provide a total of 250 two-seater smart fortwo "car2go edition" vehicles fitted with an economical petrol engine with start/stop system.
“We are proud to be chosen to build up Birmingham’s first fully-flexible carsharing service,” said Robert Henrich, CEO of car2go. “Winning this important bid shows, that car2go is ready to quickly expand its service in forward-thinking cities which require an innovative mobility solution complementing their existing transportation infrastructure.”
“Birmingham is committed to developing a wide range of green and public transport initiatives to reduce both traffic congestion and carbon emissions within the city, and then country at large,” said Councillor Timothy Huxtable, Cabinet Member for Transport, Environment and Regeneration. “Through these projects we are keen to explore the potential that short term car share schemes may have, alongside improvements to public transport and walking/cycling links, in removing the traditional reliance on bringing cars into the city centre everyday.”
“We are proud to be chosen to build up Birmingham’s first fully-flexible carsharing service,” said Robert Henrich, CEO of car2go. “Winning this important bid shows, that car2go is ready to quickly expand its service in forward-thinking cities which require an innovative mobility solution complementing their existing transportation infrastructure.”
“Birmingham is committed to developing a wide range of green and public transport initiatives to reduce both traffic congestion and carbon emissions within the city, and then country at large,” said Councillor Timothy Huxtable, Cabinet Member for Transport, Environment and Regeneration. “Through these projects we are keen to explore the potential that short term car share schemes may have, alongside improvements to public transport and walking/cycling links, in removing the traditional reliance on bringing cars into the city centre everyday.”
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