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          Future solution: carsharing       30% of CO  emissions, not to mention other   Carsharing allows you to have a vehicle
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          It’s a good point: “A shared car represents five to   disturbances linked to traffic (noise, fine particles   whenever you need it, without owning it or
          eight vehicles that are not manufactured!” For   and so on) and parking difficulties. Nowadays,   worrying about insurance, maintenance or
          Sébastien Lubert, Carsharing Project Manager at   more than 100,000 vehicles enter and leave   parking issues. A partnership set up with
          SMEG, this solution has a future. “The provision   the Principality on a daily basis. About 70% of   the Monaco public parking service allows
          of electric vehicles offers a tremendous   the 50,000 commuters take the road to work,   vehicles in the Mobee fleet to benefit from
          opportunity to reduce urban pollution and   with a car occupancy rate of 1.1: “As part of its   reserved spaces, free of charge both in
          make the transition to carbon neutrality. With   strong commitment to achieve carbon neutrality   underground car parks and on the roadside.
          Mobee, the cars*** are 100% electric. They are   in 2050, Monaco wishes to reduce automobile   “Lastly, the use of carsharing represents a
          recharged in public car parks which are supplied   traffic by 20% by 2030, with the aim of getting   significant economic gain for users - savings
          with 100% renewable electricity, with no CO   2  back to the state of traffic density in 1990,”   of around €2,000 per year per person for
          emissions. The objective is to de-motorise the   underlines Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Government   an annual distance of 5,000 kilometres,”
          Principality’s urban environment. In Monaco,   Minister for Public Works, the Environment and   observes Sébastien Lubert.
          transport is in fact responsible for nearly   Urban Development.


          ***30 Twizzys for intramural routes (Mobee City) and 25 Peugeot e208s (Mobeelity offer) with a range allowing travel to the South of France, Liguria and Piedmont regions

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