Will the Paris government stop the Auolib 'electric car sharing service?

The Paris Auolib 'electric car sharing service was promoted as the ideal solution for urban mobile travel and was once an example to be followed around the world. But the service is now facing closure. According to the American media on June 5, this service has caused the Paris city government to bear millions of euros in debt. Government officials also said they were now considering stopping the Auolib 'share service before the contract expired.

The contract was signed by the Paris City Government and the Bolloré Group and will expire in 2023. French newspaper Le Monde recently reported that the cumulative loss will reach Euro292 .6 M when the service expires in 2023. Parisian Mayor Ana? Anne Hidalgo, head of the company, wants the Boloré group to take on most of the debt. In response, Bolloré Group stated that they bear up to 60 million euros in debt. The Bolloré Group hopes that the government will subsidize 40 million euros per year, but Hidalgo refused to pay.

In an interview with Le Figaro, Hidalgo said that "Autoolib" services, which were supposed to be profitable, are clearly not, and have been hit by other modes of travel, such as sharing motorcycles and bicycles. We are now seriously considering this issue. The Bolloré Group mentioned that it had informed the Paris city government three years ago about the crisis facing the Aurelib service, but it did not receive attention.

Last fall, Autoolib's service got into a much worse situation. At the time, users of the Aurelib 'service complained that homeless people would crash into their cars and sleep. The Paris municipal government learned that it had closed some service sites. With the destruction of public property becoming more common, many shared electric vehicles in Paris have also been randomly destroyed and discarded. In addition, the number of users who no longer use the Aurelib 'service is also growing rapidly.

The Paris city government may soon stop the Aurelib 'service, and now the government is looking for other car-sharing services that can replace it. Hidalgo said she was in talks with several operators to continue implementing car-sharing services in Paris. Hidalgo declined to reveal the names of the operators, but there was general optimism about Peugeot and Renault. Mr Hidalgo stressed that it was certain that the car sharing service to be introduced in Paris would be funded entirely by private companies, not taxpayers.

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