30.09.2011
EDITORIAL
We all want a city that’s less polluted, with less noise and less smells.
Autolib’ is an opportunity to change the city with 100% electric cars
that do not generate any CO2 emissions, nor noise.
For thirty years now our group has been the world’s leading producer
of components for capacitors used to stock electricity.
From this starting point, we have managed to develop the technology
of solid-state battery. The LMP battery (Lithium Metal Polymer)
is the only one that provides outstanding safety and autonomy
and give cars and buses optimal capacity.
This battery can store five times more energy than a traditional battery
and will meet the challenges of energy in the future.
Our duty, as industrials, is to break new grounds, which is why I wished
to dedicate our know-how to a vast social programme: autolib’.
Faced with many renowned competitors, we were lucky to won the bid
of La Ville de Paris and its 45 neighbouring communes. 44 communes
in the Paris metropolitan area voted unanimously for our car.
The inhabitants of Paris and its region, as well as tourists visiting Paris
will be able to use the BlueCar, the new generation of electric cars.
It’s a new way of considering the city and the means of transport
for millions of people.
This electric car regroups every quality that each user would want:
it’s quiet, odourless, very confortable and very accessible in terms
of practicality as well as economically. We placed the human element
at the centre of this new technology.
(...)
press kit | 2 |
(...)
To accompany the Franciliens nearly 1,500 people will answer questions
24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the phone or on the field.
I am especially moved by its first entry into service to the general public.
From now on, we must work together so this gamble on the future
is successful; for a quieter city, a city less polluted, more liveable for all.
The project Autolib will have ecologic and economic repercussions
all over the Ile de France region. In some way, we each have in our hands
a key to the success of the project. We all have the opportunity to change
our city and to preserve the environment.
All of us have better things to do than to worry about the future.
We have to invent it, to create it, to prepare it for future generations.
The desire to move on for the well being of all people starts when a man asks
himself « what can I do? » instead of wondering « what will happen? » .
Vincent BOLLORÉ
Chairman of the Bolloré Group
press kit | 3 |
WITH
AUTOLIB’
Residents of Paris and the 45 surrounding towns are looking for a new lease
on life and more fluid traffic to give the region around Paris a breath
of fresh air and make it a more pleasant place to live and work.
What they need, what we need, is the big idea – an eco-friendly, popular,
democratic and fun idea.
A new and innovative concept that everyone can buy into and live with
on a daily basis.
Autolib’ is that big idea: it will provide everybody with a purer, cleaner,
quieter city.
Autolib’, a pure idea.
with autolib’, the town can breathe
a different way
of experiencing
urban living
For the first time ever, this October 2011, in Paris and the 45 surrounding
towns, you will discover autolib’, the only 100 % electric car sharing network,
providing zero emissions, zero smell and zero noise vehicles.
Autolib’, a ‘point to point’ rental public service with no obligation
to return the vehicle to the point of departure.
A distinct advantage for users.
Eco-friendly, practical and affordable for all,
autolib’ is a new way of getting
around and helping
our towns breathe.
press kit | 4 |
WITH
AUTOLIB’
the city
can influence
its environment
Contributing to a cleaner, more pleasant and more “breathable” city means
providing an unparalleled service : a new more eco-friendly, practical
and economical new form of transportation, available and helpfull for all.
We need to work together and do all we can to step up to this urban challenge
and make autolib’ a service for everyone, including users, local residents,
other drivers and passersby’s.
Autolib’: 0 noise x 0 emissions x 0 smell
By choosing autolib’ and its 100 % electric Bluecars, everyone will be able
to drive with no noise and no direct emissions in the atmosphere.
With 0 particles and 0 exhaust fumes, everybody will be able to contribute
to France’s commitement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%
by 2020. And truly commit to sustainable development.
autolib’: a tangible impact
on the environment
The 3,000 available Bluecars for rent in the Paris region represent
an estimated reduction equivalent to 22,500 privately owned vehicles
or 164,500,000 fewer kilometres driven per year by more polluting vehicles.
This all adds up not only to less pollution but also less congestion,
less stress for all.
Autolib, a big idea that can change urban living.
press kit | 5 |
Autolib’ is the first public service for shared electric cars to be developed
on the scale of a major European city.
A transport transformation will change the way we look at cities.
AUTOLIB’
A SERVICE
UNIQUE
IN THE WORLD
and a real global first.
> the bluecar :
The Bluecar, which is 100 % electric, runs on a 100 % recyclable lmp
(Lithium Metal Polymer) battery with a life expectancy of 200,000 kilometres
or 5 times the circumference of the Earth.
Composed of non-polluting materials it stores five times more energy
than a traditional battery of the same weight. Highly resistant to variations
in temperature, it is very reliable and requires no maintenance.
The Bluecar is also a real 4-person car, a clever combination of elegance
and technology conceived by the Bolloré group, designed by Pininfarina
and produced on an industrial scale by Cecomp.
Powerful yet lightweight, its charm lies in its reactivity, the fact that
it is a pleasure to drive, its spacious, luminous interior and the onboard PC
which is constantly connected to the Operations Centre.
The Bluecar also means the best of technology: thanks to the onboard PC
and GPS, users will have access to all the information they need
(range and directions) and can be directed and interact with
an operator if necessary.
A truly ‘connected’ car!
> how the service works :
Starting this fall, you will be able to rent a Bluecar by the ½ hour
at any of the stations installed in Paris and the 45 partner towns and return
it at the station of your choice.
In due course, all service users will have access to round the clock assistance
provided by the 250 member team who make up the Operations Centre
in Vaucresson 24-hours a day and 7- days a week.
press kit | 6 |
A SERVICE
THAT CREATES
JOBS
More than 1,000 multilingual Ambassadors will also be recruited
to keep you informed, assist you in using the vehicle and provide support
if you need help in case of an accident or breakdown.
They can also meet you at the autolib’ centres, which are accessible
24 hours a day, or elsewhere if requested to the call centre.
almost 100 people from the Paris region have
already been recruited to test the service
starting on 2 October.
press kit | 7 |
MAJOR STAGES OF THE SERVICE THAT WILL
CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE IN YOUR CITY
WHEN?
AUTOLIB’ BECOMES A REALITY ON OCTOBER 2nd
AND WILL BE GRADUALLY ROLLED OUT
The starting signal has been given. October 2nd signifies
the start of a worldwide first : the launch, throughout
the Paris region, of a self-servicing electric car service
with no obligation to return the vehicle to the point
of departure.
Autolib’ is moving from the planning stage
to implementation a full scale pilot phase in which
the users themselves will be directly involved.
The system is starting its gradual roll out that will reach
3,000 vehicles in due course.
october 2nd 2011
66 Bluecars and 33 rental stations and autolib’ centres
will open.
The first users will contribute to the evaluation
and success of the project and its launch.
beginning of december 2011
The official inauguration of autolib’.
The network will be available through 250 autolib’ stations
and centres and a minimum of 250 Bluecars
will be available for rent.
>>>june 2012
The numbers of available cars will be steadily increased
by about 300 cars per month between the launch phase
and June 2012.
The autolib’ service will have deployed about 1,100 autolib’
stations and centres and nearly 2,000 Bluecars.
The service will continue to be gradually rolled out to reach
a total of 3,000 Bluecars and almost 6,600 recharging stations.
by summer 2012
press kit | 8 |
To use autolib’ you only have to be able to count to four.
4 as in 4 simple and easy steps for a new way to get around town.
A SIMPLE
SERVICE
AVAILABLE
TO ALL
subscribing to autolib’
Rendezvous in one of the autolib’ centres or at the main autolib’ information
centre located at 5 rue Edouard VII in the 9th arrondissement.
Bring your driving licence, valid ID and a debit or credit card
(Carte Bleue, Visa, MasterCard or American Express).
Select the language of your choice on the screen.
step 1
An advisor will appear on the screen to guide you through the subscription
process: during this videoconference you must identify yourself and choose
the package that best suits your need from the three available options.
After saving the transaction the terminal will deliver a personal badge
that give you access to the autolib’ service.
Go to the rental terminal and begin using your Bluecar.
Even quicker:
Go to our internet site, www.autolib.eu, to pre-subscribe or validate
your subscription by choosing a monthly pay plan.
press kit | 9 |
renting a bluecar
A SIMPLE
SERVICE
AVAILABLE
TO ALL
step 2
Using your personal badge you can now go to your rental station of choice
and pick up a Bluecar.
Scan your badge across the reader, enter your personalised secret code
which you chose when subscribing and follow the instructions displayed
on the screen.
Your vehicle is assigned to you and indicated by a flashing blue light
at a particular recharge station.
Place your badge in front of the vehicle’s reader on the driver’s side of the car.
The reader turns green and your vehicle is now unlocked (doors and recharge
flap).
Go to the recharging station,
open the station
lid until it locks in a vertical position;
the station then flashes red.
Unplug the cable from the vehicle
and hold while it is reeled back into
the recharging station. Once the cable
is back in the station the lid closes
automatically.
You can now use your autolib’!
press kit | 10 |
driving
A SIMPLE
SERVICE
AVAILABLE
TO ALL
Once seated in the Bluecar, turn the key and check the available range.
The autolib’ screen is there to help you navigate and listen to the radio.
Press down on the brake pedal and select either D for drive or R for reverse
and you’re off!
Throughout your journey, the blue assistance button in the Bluecar
and at the rental stations allows you to contact one of the 1,000 Ambassadors
who are at your service 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
step 3
press kit | 11 |
returning the vehicle
A SIMPLE
SERVICE
AVAILABLE
TO ALL
step 4
Once again, nothing could be easier.
Park the Bluecar at an autolib’ station.
Put the car in N (neutral) while keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Apply the handbrake and turn off the engine using the key.
Open the recharge flap at the back right of the vehicle by pressing on push.
Place the autolib’ badge on the recharge station’s reader.
The terminal starts to flash to indicate that it is unlocked.
Raise the lid of the terminal to the vertical position.
Plug in the autolib’ cable as indicated.
Close the recharge flap of the vehicle.
The lid of the recharging station closes automatically and turns green.
Close the vehicle by scanning your badge across its reader.
Forgotten anything inside?
No problem: to open the Bluecar simply scan your badge across the reader.
press kit | 12 |
in 46 towns backing the project offering a new
transportation service on top of existing public transport
throughout the region of Paris.
WHERE?
press kit | 13 |
Autolib’ is for anybody with a valid driver’s licence who takes out a paid
subscription. Users can then choose the package that best suits their needs.
FOR WHOM?
HOW MANY?
Autolib’ offers 3 packages:
Premium (Solo or Family)
Weekly 7 days
24 hour Discovery.
autolib’ packages :
CATEGORIES
subscription
PREMIUM SOLO
1 YEAR (1) (3)
144 €/year
PREMIUM FAMILY
1 YEAR (2) (3)
132 €/year
WEEKLY
7 DAYS
additional
1/2 hour (6)
5€
4€
6€
7€
6€
8€
for 24 hours
7€
6€
8€
subscription
1st
15 €
10 €
VEHICLE
1/2 hour (6)
6€
for 7 days
(3)
1/2 hour (6)
nd
4€
(11 €/month
for one year)
DISCOVERY 24 H
2
st
5€
(12 €/month
for one year)
(3)
1
1/2 hour (6)
2nd
1/2 hour (6)
3rd
1/2 hour (6)
press kit | 14 |
additional
1/2hour (6)
WEEKLY
7 DAYS
15 €
for 7 days
(3)
7€
6€
8€
10 €
7€
6€
8€
DISCOVERY
24
H
for
24 hours for privately owned electric vehicles
There is also a Recharge subscription
(cars and 2 wheelers).
FOR WHOM?
HOW MANY?
(3)
recharge package for privately owned vehicles :
VEHICLE
DEDICATED
PARKING
SPACE
(4)
DEDICATED
AUTOLIB’
PARKING
SPACE
(5)
AUTO
BIKES
AUTO
BIKES
subscription
1st
1/2 hour (6)
2nd
1/2 hour (6)
3rd
1/2 hour (6)
additional
1/2hour (6)
180 €/year
(15€/month
for one year)
2h15’ included (4)
15 €/year
180 €/year 2 €
(15€/month
for one year)
(min1,33€)
(5)
3€
4€
6€
Not available
(1) The PREMIUM package is recommended for people who plan to use the autolib’ service frequently. The user commits
for one year (€ 144 or € 12 per month for individuals, € 133 or € 11 per month for families).
(2) The PREMIUM Family package is for use of the service by PREMIUM users living at the same permanent address
who subscribe to the service together and at the same time. It is valid for 1 year.
(3) In case of an accident the user will be billed for the resulting costs up to a certain amount depending on the package
and personal risk:
For PREMIUM Solo and Family: € 200
For DISCOVERY and WEEKLY: € 150
These levels are subject to surcharges in case of an accident: € 275 for PREMIUM and € 300 for DISCOVERY and WEEKLY.
They may not exceed € 750.
Example: a DISCOVERY subscriber will pay € 150 if he or she has an accident.
In case of a second accident the sum will be € 450: a surcharge of € 300 is added to the original € 150. In case of a third
accident, the excess will reach € 750. It may be no greater than this amount.
(4) With a subscription of 180€ / year (including 15€ / month), you will be able to privately recharge your vehicle (car or moto)
in our autolib stations at the indicated «Recharge Tiers» stations marked with a blue square.
(5)If all «Recharge Tiers» marked with a blue square are occupied, you can park at a dedicated autolib vehicle station.
But in this case, you will charged the rate indicated in the table. These spaces cannot station moto’s.
(6) Billing is calculated as a pro rata of the actual time consumed rounded up to the nearest full minute except
for the first 20 minutes, which are not divisible (minimum charge).
press kit | 15 |
THE
EXPERTISE
autolib’, a project made possible
by the expertise and the commitment
of the Bolloré group
As with all electric cars, the battery is the heart of the Bluecar.
But it is also, above all, the very core of the autolib’ project, which
has seen the light of day thanks to the Bolloré group. As the leading global
producer of complete electric components for condensers the group
has enormous knowhow in the field of electricity storage.
This has helped in developing other means of electricity storage,
such as ultracapacitators and batteries, with a technology that is truly
unique in the world, Lithium Metal Polymer, more reliable than lithium-ion
which can overheat and also deteriorate in the cold.
For the same weight, this battery stores five times more energy
than a traditional battery.
It recharges in just a few hours and needs no maintenance.
Made exclusively of non-polluting materials, it poses no risk
for the environment.
At the end of its lifecycle it is removed and all the components
are recycled or reused.
Just one of many reasons why the Bolloré group decided to exploit
its expertise at a time when the issues of storing electricity
and sustainable development have become major challenges
for governments and municipalities.
So the group set about the developing of electric cars and buses
as well as battery production to store electricity for private individuals
and institutions.
The Bluecar was born.
press kit | 16 |
THE
AMBITION
OF A GREAT
CITY
We all know about the success of the Vélib’ (shared network
of bicycles in Paris), which met users’ demands of flexible
transportation, available at all times of day, in addition to existing
public transportation.
The success of the Vélib’ programme encouraged the Mayor of Paris
to propose an innovative and complementary service aimed
at reducing the use of fossil fuelled private vehicles.
The project, unique in regards to its scope, was offered
to 46 pioneering and ambitious towns, which have already joined
the Autolib’ Joint Initiative. The objective of this specially created
entity is to encourage large scale mobility for all and promote
transportation services that complement public transportation
and are beneficial for the environment.
press kit | 17 |
what is the difference between autolib’ and
normal car sharing?
Q&A
Normal car sharing does not allow users to return the vehicle to a station
different than the rental station, whereas Autolib’ does.
The further the autolib’ network is rolled out, the more the users will be able
to choose and return their Bluecar wherever they want.
what is the difference between an autolib’
station and an autolib’ centre?
There are no employees and no facilities at autolib’ stations. They allow
subscribers to pick up or return a vehicle 24 hours a day and 7 days a week (4
to 6 roadside spaces and 10 to 20 spaces in the car park) and,
for some users, to recharge non-autolib’ electric vehicles.
Autolib’ centres are similar to stations, but there is also a shelter
and a terminal for subscriptions and staff members are on site
from 8am to 8pm to welcome and inform users and assist them
with subscriptions and picking up or returning their vehicle.
The centre is open to all Autolib’ users 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
so that they can use the terminal for subscriptions.
can a privately owned vehicle be parked in an
autolib’ space?
Autolib’ spaces are reserved only for Bluecars. Only private Recharge
customers can park in Autolib’ spaces for the purpose of recharging
their vehicle. Any other vehicles will be reported and a request made
to the impound.
press kit | 18 |
Q&A
how far the Bluecar be driven? How does one
know when leaving the authorised area?
The Bluecar is only authorised to be driven within the administrative limits
of the Paris Ile de France Region. If a Bluecar is taken out of that area
the call centre will contact the car to inform the driver and the vehicle
must turn back and re-enter the authorised area.
If the vehicle is driven outside the autolib’ area the driver is liable
to a surcharge of € 2 per half hour spent outside the area.
when is the call centre open?
The call centre is open from 7am to 10pm 7 days a week.
what if there are no free spaces to return
the Bluecar?
The driver is invited to consult the touch screen in the car, which will indicate
the nearest free parking space. If none can be found then the driver
can contact the call centre and they will propose a space in one
of the closest stations.
If the call centre cannot find a space they will inform the driver to go
to one of the 8 closest stations where the Bluecar will be handed over
to an Ambassador.
More questions and answers on our website:
www.autolib.eu
press kit | 19 |
City Hall of Paris press contact
Damien STÉFFAN
[email protected]
(+33)1 42 76 49 61
Autolib’ press contact
Julien VARIN
[email protected]
(+33)6 09 13 25 63
Société autolib’, SAS au capital social de 40 040 000.00 euros, 493 093 256 R.C.S NANTERRE - FRANCE
Siège social : 23, rue du Professeur Victor Pauchet - 92420 VAUCRESSON - FRANCE