EARTH SUMMIT+5 Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 New York, 23-27 June 1997 SUCCESS STORIES FROM ITALY

	Sustainable Transport: Electric Cars
	Location	Turin, Italy
	Responsible organization	FIAT Auto - VAMIA Platform.
	Description	Experimental urban use of FIAT Panda with an interchange car park for the conventional cars, at the public's disposal. The project implied the design, construction and administration of battery recharging systems, agreements with local authorities, monitoring of the results.
	Issues addressed	Sustainable transport
	Objectives	To verify the public's attitude and concrete use conditions of the electric cars in town centres; To increase the public authorities' awareness regarding the use of electric cars at the service of consumers in town.
	Results achieved	140,000 km covered in 8 months; information gathered about public's motivation and opinions, and the performance of the cars in everyday use.
	Lessons learned	The electric car, although far from being widespread, can contribute to the improvement of quality of life in the city.
	Financing	Italian Ministry of the Environment: 2 billion Lire
	Contact	Mr. Paolo Scolari, FIAT Auto, DAPI Corso Agnelli 200 Torino - Mirafiori - Italy Tel.: (+39 11) 6834 866