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Swiss mountain region promotes “clean” mobility

The Haslital and Goms mountain region has shown its green credentials by launching the “Alpmobil” project, promoting electric cars. Visitors who want to hire a car and explore the region can now choose from a fleet of 60 two-seater, battery driven “Think” vehicles. Batteries can be charged at any hotel, and the local TCS breakdown service is trained to deal with any problems. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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I have a wealth of experience as a journalist working in Switzerland and enjoy producing videos, articles and podcasts on a range of subjects, recently focused mainly on politics and the environment. Born in the UK, I studied law at Nottingham University, then went on to attend the first-ever post-graduate radio journalism college in London. After working as a radio journalist in the UK and then Switzerland from 1984 to 1995, I returned to the UK to complete a post-graduate diploma in film at Bournemouth Film School. I have been working as a video journalist ever since.

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