France changes vehicle scrappage plan rules, gives Tesla buyers an effective 20 discount

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , Europe/EU France had one of Europe’s most ambitious “cash for clunkers” plan, but the fun will end in the new year. Starting January 1st, France’s program will only pay out the largest award - €1,000 - to buyers of just one model: the smart fortwo cdi.

City of Paris and Europcar fight for Autolib’ trade name

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , Europe/EU The story of the Paris’ easy EV rental project, dubbed Autolib’, is not a bed of roses. First of all, there were continuous delays announcing the specifics of the service. Finally, we found out it would consist of 3,000 cars that will be available 24/7 at a cost of €5 per half an hour.

Paris business district will test self-driving NEVs in busy square

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) , Europe/EU If you think that crossing la Défense square on foot is tiring, you’ll be glad to know that you might soon be able to do it while sleeping. How, you ask? Because Paris’ largest business district is going to test self-guiding NEVs on the square soon

Peugeot BB1 spotted in its natural habitat…France [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Peugeot , Europe/EU Peugeot BB1 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery After enduring some amount of scorn and ridicule at the recently held Frankfurt Motor Show , the bizarre (and we’re being kind) BB1 concept from Peugeot hasn’t quietly disappeared graciously from the scene never to be heard from again.

Daimler picks France for full-scale all-electric smart ed prodution in 2012

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , SMART , Europe/EU , Daimler smart ed - Click above for high-res image gallery Full-scale production of the all-electric smart ed will kick off in Hambach, France in 2012, the same place where small series production will start next month . Daimler announced today that it would invest “a double-digit million euro amount” into the Hambach plant so that the smart ed can “be offered to customers through the smart sales network.” The announcement came as French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid the plant an official visit today and said that the French government will chip in about 15 percent of the cost of upgrading the plant. The Hambach plant built aroundn 140,000 Smart ForTwo vehicles last year

France issues 14 Commandments to speed up electric vehicle adoptions

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy The French minister for Environmental Alffairs, Jean-Louis Borloo, has found some stone tablets issued a set of 14 “commandments” for the successful introduction of electric vehicles in France.

Rumormill: PSA to build Bolloré’s BlueCar/B0?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , PSA 2008 Pininfarina B0 concept, the basis for the Bluecar - Click above for high-res image gallery Since Pininfarina is going through some rough times,the French press is speculating about what Bolloré is going to do about manufacturing the BlueCar .

France to spend €2.5 billion to jump start EV deployment

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy Peugeot iOn EV - click above to enlarge The French government has announced a ten-year, €2.5 billion program to jump-start vehicle electrification in the country. Energy minister Jean-Louis Borloo said that the money would be disbursed for incentives for the production and purchase of plug-in vehicles as well as upgrading infrastructure

New train-sponsored carpool system comes to Paris

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives , Europe/EU SNCF, the public company that manages the French railway system, has launched a new carpool service. Aimed at people who live in the large Paris metropolitan area and use the commuter train system, Transilien , to go to work, the idea is to get more people to use fewer cars because most stations have insufficient parking space

Smart ED on view in Paris soon, but driving one will have to wait

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , SMART , Europe/EU 2009 Smart ED - Click on image for full gallery Parisians will be able to meet the smart ED in person from September 11-16 at the city Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). Despite persistent rumors of the car becoming part of a public car sharing service in Paris (a project that seems to be frozen now), the truth is that France will get only about 200 units of the model. While it’ll be easy to see one of these electric cars on display, it’ll be more difficult to actually get behind the wheel

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