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Defunct London based company providing electric car sharing services For other uses, see Blue City.
Bluecity (UK) Ltd
Bluecity logo
Bolloré Bluecar Bluecity car share in Hammersmith, London in 2017Bolloré Bluecar Bluecity car share in Hammersmith, London in 2017
Company typePrivate
IndustryCar rental
Founded26 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-26)
Defunct10 February 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-10)
Area servedLondon
Services
ParentBolloré
Websitewww.blue-city.co.uk
Bolloré Bluecar Bluecity car share

Bluecity was a London-based company providing electric car-sharing services, starting from 26 April 2017 to 10 February 2020. The cars provided by the service were Bolloré Bluecars by the Bolloré group.

Fleet

Main article: Bolloré Bluecar

The service used the all-electric Bolloré Bluecar, which were adapted to suit London's left-hand traffic. It is a three-door hatchback electric car with four seats and has a 30kWh lithium metal polymer (LMP) battery, coupled to a supercapacitor, that provides an electric range of 250 km (160 mi) in urban use, and a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).

Operations

The scheme was operational first in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from June 2017, and the London Borough of Merton followed shortly after.

In 2018, Bluecity located 10 cars at Gatwick Airport.

Bluecity shut down permanently on 10 February 2020, after reaching agreements with only three of London's thirty-three local authorities.

See also

References

  1. "Electric car hire scheme to launch in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. Lunn, Emma (18 August 2018). "Powering ahead: the new breed of electric car clubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. Bluecar. "bluecar La citadine 100% électrique" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. last=Cooper | first=Goolistan | title=How to get free membership and miles from new car hire scheme | website=getwestlondon | date=12 June 2017 | url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/londons-first-eco-car-club-13172997 | access-date=19 September 2018
  5. last=Whittingham | first=Adela | title=Merton people can sign up to use electric cars for free | website=Wimbledon Guardian | date=4 July 2017 | url=https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/15388462.merton-people-can-sign-up-to-use-electric-cars-for-free/ | access-date=19 September 2018
  6. "Pictures of the Day: 20 July 2018". Daily Telegraph. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. Prynn, Jonathan (31 January 2020). "Electric car-sharing scheme scrapped in London after poor uptake". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. "Bluecity service has permanently closed since 10 February 2020". Bluecity. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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