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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Vallie [vallie.co.uk], a UK-based company, is offering London car drivers a service that on the one hand will make driving an electric car a lot easier, and on the other, will eliminate many of the frustrations of individual car use in the city—potentially incentivizing that usage and making life for everyone else in the city less pleasant.

Here's how it works [treehugger.com]:
1) You use an app to tell Vallie where you'll be dropping off your car.
2) A fully-insured driver monitors your progress, and turns up on their scooter when you arrive to take charge of your vehicle and park it in a commercial parking lot.
3) While Vallie has your car, they'll plug it in to charge (assuming it has a plug), or they'll go fill it up with gas or give it a wash—all for additional fees of course.

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