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Photo Friday: Citizen Scientist – Testing EV potential on the road

Paris’s autolib car share program is, in essence, one of the world’s largest real-world electric vehicle testing laboratories. This photo shows one of the enrollment centers, where new users can register for the service, along with two of the program’s electric vehicles.

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Paris’s autolib car share program is, in essence, one of the world’s largest real-world electric vehicle testing laboratories. This photo shows one of the enrollment centers, where new users can register for the service, along with two of the program’s electric vehicles.

Photo Credit: Autolib enrollment station taken on October 3, 2011 by Groume and found using Creative Commons.