Bluecity Explained

Bluecity (UK) Ltd
Logo Alt:Bluecity logo
Image Alt:Bolloré Bluecar Bluecity car share in Hammersmith, London in 2017
Type:Private
Area Served:London
Industry:Car rental
Parent:Bolloré

Bluecity was a London-based company providing electric car-sharing services, starting from 26 April 2017 to 10 February 2020.[1] The cars provided by the service were Bolloré Bluecars by the Bolloré group.

Fleet

See main article: Bolloré Bluecar.

The service used the all-electric Bolloré Bluecar,[2] 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 250km (160miles) in urban use, and a maximum speed of 120km/h.[3]

Operations

The scheme was operational first in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from June 2017,[4] and the London Borough of Merton followed shortly after.[5]

In 2018, Bluecity located 10 cars at Gatwick Airport.[6]

Bluecity shut down permanently on 10 February 2020, after reaching agreements with only three of London's thirty-three local authorities.[7] [8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electric car hire scheme to launch in London. Evening Standard. April 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: Lunn . Emma . Powering ahead: the new breed of electric car clubs . The Guardian . 18 August 2018 . 19 September 2018.
  3. Web site: bluecar La citadine 100% électrique. Bluecar. 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. Web site: Pictures of the Day: 20 July 2018 . Daily Telegraph . 13 May 2020 . 20 July 2018.
  7. News: Prynn . Jonathan . Electric car-sharing scheme scrapped in London after poor uptake . 23 March 2020 . Evening Standard . 31 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Bluecity service has permanently closed since 10 February 2020 . Bluecity . 23 March 2020 . 7 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807160621/https://www.blue-city.co.uk/ . dead .

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