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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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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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