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newsrel -- MAYOR GARCETTI LAUNCHES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHARE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CLEAN AIR

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 11:24:03
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http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=936

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 9, 2017

NEWS RELEASE 17-42



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Pamela Diaz
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MAYOR GARCETTI LAUNCHES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHARE PROGRAM FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CLEAN AIR

Program puts state cap and trade dollars to work to provide low
income communities with clean mobility option, and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.


LOS ANGELES- A groundbreaking new car share program will help Los
Angeles meet its clean air goals, reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, and provide residents of some of its most
disadvantaged communities with self-service access to electric
vehicles. 
 
Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the BlueLA Electric Car Sharing
Program today alongside California State Senate Leader Kevin de
León, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, the California Air
Resources Board, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation,
and representatives from Blue Solutions — a division of the
Bolloré Group — which has invested more than $10 million to bring
its EV car share program to Los Angeles. 
 
“We have to put sustainability at the center of everything we do
in Los Angeles — and putting more drivers in electric vehicles is
good way to clean our air,” said Mayor Garcetti. “The BlueLA EV
car share program puts California’s cap and trade dollars to work
to not only help meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and advance the EV goals in my
Sustainable City pLAn, it brings new transportation options to
neighborhoods that need them.” 
 
Today marks the opening of BlueLA’s first demonstration station
near the corner of 7th and Bonnie Brae streets in Pico Union. 
BlueLA — the nation’s largest EV car sharing program for
disadvantaged communities — aims to meet Angelenos’ evolving
mobility needs in a sustainable way, while bringing more
transportation options to low-income communities. The pilot
program advances several of the goals outlined in Mayor
Garcetti’s Sustainable City pLAn, and will serve portions of
Westlake, Pico Union, Koreatown, Echo Park, and Downtown Los
Angeles.
 
"I was proud to author SB 1275, which secured the funding
necessary to make programs like this a reality,” said California
Senate Leader Kevin de León. “Through the Charge Ahead California
Initiative we have expanded access to electric vehicles for all
Californians, because if we are going to continue reducing
harmful pollutants, electric vehicles can’t just be driven by the
wealthy."
 
The program is funded in part by a $1.7 million grant through
California Climate Investments (CCI), a statewide program that
puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and
improving public health – particularly in disadvantaged
communities. 
 
“This smart investment of cap-and-trade proceeds delivers on the
promise of California’s approach to fighting climate change,”
said California Air Resources Board member Hector De La Torre.
“In the city that defined American car culture, this program is
helping write a new chapter by bringing electric cars directly
into neighborhoods that need them the most, and providing
families with needed zero-emission ‘last-mile’ transportation
that cuts greenhouse gases and helps fight smog.” 
 
In 2015, Los Angeles won a CCI grant to pilot electric vehicle
car sharing in low-income communities. Blue Solutions’
subsidiary, BlueLA Carsharing is working with the Los Angeles
Department of Transportation (LADOT) to bring the program online
this year. Implementation and outreach efforts are supported by
the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) and a committee of local
community organizations, including the Salvadoran American
Leadership and Educational Fund, T.R.U.S.T. South LA, and
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance. 
 
"Los Angeles has a firm commitment to invest in resilient,
sustainable transportation that extends the reach of public
transit. These EV cars will make it easier for people to make
everyday trips like going to the doctor's office, running
errands, or taking kids to after-school programs. We hope it will
improve the neighborhoods it serves and lead to expansion
throughout the city" said Seleta Reynolds, LADOT General
Manager.
 
“Los Angeles, as the United States’ second largest city, is a
wonderful showcase for our car sharing service and we aim to
support the City’s environmental leadership with a commitment to
affordability and equal access, allowing electric mobility to
reach underserved communities,” stated Marie Bolloré, General
Director of Blue Solutions Electric Mobility. “BlueLA is an
exciting new challenge for the Bolloré Group and also an
opportunity to demonstrate the reliability of our unique LMP®
battery, a pioneering Bolloré technology powering our car sharing
vehicles around the world.”
 
Until the full service is available for public use later in the
year, the Pico Union station will be used for community outreach,
drive and ride events, and efforts to raise awareness about
electric vehicles. Ultimately, the service will bring 100
electric cars and 200 chargers to self-service stations across
the city, available to anyone 18 years or older with a valid
driver’s license. 
 
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California Climate Investments
The BlueLA Electric Car Sharing Program is part of California
Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of
cap and trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
strengthening the economy and improving public health and the
environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities.  The
cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for
industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative
ways to reduce pollution.  California Climate Investments
projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public
transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental
restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much
more.  At least 35 percent of these investments are made in
disadvantaged and low-income communities.  For more information,
visit http://www.caclimateinvestements.ca.gov/

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