Witkar). The system actually operated. The problems were several: the vehicles needed long recharging times, so many were needed to have some on the road all the time. The biggest problem was that the flow of traffic was generally in one direction. As a result of this, some stations were always full, and others always empty. To correct this by moving Witkarren would have caused a lot of extra traffic. In January 2007, Schimmelpennink and his associates planned a new Witkar program for Amsterdam, where he had recently (March 2006) been re-elected to the Municipal Council. On April 3, 2017, the 82-years old Luud Schimmelpennink received the ‘Frans Banninck Cocq’ medal from the alderman of transportation in Amsterdam, Pieter Litjens. See also Car-free Dutch politics Green transport Paratransit Shared transport Sustainable city Sustainable transportation White Plans Zipcar References Carsharing Production electric cars