every month’s FT reports that Berlin now boasts 400 electric car-charging points and four hydrogen refuelling stations, making it the leading city in Germany for alternative forms of transport, and a major expansion of this infrastructure is under way. Furthermore, car-sharing has seen surging popularity in the city, with residents said to be less inclined to own a car at all and 165,000 Berliners signed up to BMW’s DriveNow car-sharing programme, which is currently said to be gaining 5,000 members Today. Interestingly, however, Uber has not done so well in the city, with the low cost taxi service, UberPop currently banned due to safety concerns and the threat to the livelihood of licensed tax drivers.
Today’s FT reports that Berlin now boasts 400 electric car-charging points and four hydrogen refuelling stations, making it the leading city in Germany for alternative forms of transport, and a major expansion of this infrastructure is under way. Furthermore, car-sharing has seen surging popularity in the city, with residents said to be less inclined to own a car at all and 165,000 Berliners signed up to BMW’s DriveNow car-sharing programme, which is currently said to be gaining 5,000 members every month. Interestingly, however, Uber has not done so well in the city, with the low cost taxi service, UberPop currently banned due to safety concerns and the threat to the livelihood of licensed tax drivers.