Italian creativity breaks through (as usual) abroad. In this case in France, in Paris. And it is yet another triumph of made in Italy, expression of art, design, innovation.
This is the brand new car rental and sharing initiative (known as car sharing), which in addition to reducing city traffic, making vehicles available in several points of the city, from this year it will be available in the French capital in a super Eco version because cars will be electric.
The businessman Vincent Bolloré, a great friend of President Sarkozy, has in fact decided to "invest in the sun" making 100 electric cars available to Paris, which will come into full operation from December 2011.
An innovation that will give the possibility of circulating with zero impact for those in the "Ville Lumière" and offering the opportunity to try an electric vehicle before buying one. In fact, all you have to do is contact the City of Paris and sign up for a subscription.
An entirely Italian idea gave substance to this futuristic project: the Self-Energy by Giulio Barbieri Spa. The Ferrara firm invented an electric vehicle charging station: bikes, scooters and cars. Self-Energy is among the very few photovoltaic shelters on the market which delivers energy and at the same time it is elegant and valuable, with an innovative design which is well suited to various modern or historical architectural contexts.
This station supports a photovoltaic system that captures green energy from the sun, transferring it into accumulators to then be used at any time, during recharging, via special control units. It is an integrated system that is easy to install and is also suitable for mobile use. Can supply electricity 24 hours a day and supplies the city with wireless network bridges, an Internet point and can also be an excellent structure for security cameras and as a support for advertising spaces.
Vincent Bollor is president of the Bolloret group – an industrial giant among the 500 most important companies in the world – has embraced this avant-garde idea by choosing Self-Energy for launch the BLUE CAR electric vehicle on the market intended for the first electric car rental service.
Il project was presented in European preview just in these days, once everything is fully operational, it is expected to put 3000 100% BLUE CAR cars on the road by setting up charging stations for these electric vehicles in the territories of Paris and Ile de France. An example model that anticipates future incentive trends of electric cars on the market.
