London’s first fully electric car club is now up and running in Hammersmith & Fulham following its launch at a council ‘eco fair’ in the borough on Monday.

 

The service, known as Bluecity, allows subscribers to pick up a car from any local charging point, using a club smartcard to unlock the vehicle. Cars can be reserved 30 minutes in advance or booked at the docking bay.

 

Hammersmith & Fulham Council partnered with the service provider and charging point operator Source London to offer more electric vehicle charging points than any other London borough to support the club.

 

Once users have finished with their car they can then be parked in any compatible charging bay across the 17 London boroughs which are signed up to Source London. By the end of this summer Hammersmith & Fulham alone is expected to have a network of 150 on-street electric vehicle charging points.

 

“We want to be the greenest borough in the country and this is a easy way for residents to play their part in helping us achieve this ambition,” said the council’s cabinet member for environment, transport and residents’ services Wesley Harcourt on the launch of the electric car club.

 

Bluecity says its cars create no exhaust emissions and claims “you can drive around safe in the knowledge you’re not contributing to local air pollution levels as well as helping to combat climate change”.

 

Those who live or work in Hammersmith & Fulham can subscribe to the service online using the code ‘EARLYBIRD’ to gain a year’s free membership and 20 hours of complementary driving.