Electric car-sharing plan starts on 12th December with 80 vehicles

After years of planning and a number of delays, the first fleet of electric cars for a public car-sharing scheme will hit the road on 12^th December. A total of 80 cars will be available at its launch, said BlueSG Pte Ltd, the company behind the cars. On Monday (4^th December), BlueSG said there will be two subscription plans - a premium yearly membership plan priced at $15 per month, and a weekly membership plan, which does not require any recurring fee.

Interested parties can sign up and register on www.bluesg.com.sg. The first 1,000 to confirm their subscription by 11^th December 'will enjoy special incentives'. BlueSG, a subsidiary of French transportation company, the Bollore Group, said it is 'in the midst of finalising the BlueSG mobile app, which can be downloaded on the App Store and Google Play from 5^th December'. Users can book their Bluecar via the mobile app and rentals will be charged based on duration instead of distance.

A total of 30 BlueSG stations offering 120 charging points will be rolled out islandwide by the end of this year. Of the 30, 18 are located in public housing estates such as Tampines, Bishan and Punggol, while 10 are situated in the city centre. Two others are within the industrial and commercial estates at one-north and the Science Park. BlueSG aims to have 1,000 electric vehicles in the sharing fleet, and 2,000 charging points by 2020. The scheme here is slated to become the world's second biggest electric vehicle car-sharing programme after the one in Paris, which has more than 4,000 cars.