Paris hosts car-free day -- just before major motor show
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One of the biggest motor shows in the world is set to take place in Paris this week -- but not before the city makes another display of its crusade against the car that it hopes will transform the capital into ...
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Except for Olympic officials The London Olympics of 2012 will be the first to prohibit spectators arriving by car, according to reports. However, some 80,000 officials, athletes and accredited media will be provided with parking - and will have special Soviet-style VIP lanes on important London roads for a period of two months.â¦
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Zipcar Inc., the Cambridge car-sharing service launched in 2000 with a dozen Volkswagen Beetles, said yesterday that it is making its European debut today in London.
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Paris is set to have a new monthly guide to what's going on in the City of Lights from restaurants, shopping and cultural events from next week.
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The so-called Car of Tomorrow, which made its first visit to Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday for a test session, was designed to improve safety and competition while limiting costs.
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French director Claude Lelouch decided to  show his new film "Les Parisiens" free across France on Friday  to try to prove wrong the critics who have panned it.
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Never mind who wins, Tour de France organizers just want their sport to emerge scandal-free from the three-week race which starts from London on Saturday.
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For motorists without E-ZPass, it was a new and refreshing experience not to have to roll down the window to take a ticket or dip into the change cup Wednesday.
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The Renault F1 Team Roadshow will touch down in Lyon on Sunday 5 September 2004 for a festival celebration of Renaultâs rich motorsport heritage.
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China's ambition to become a world-class car manufacturer went on display at the Paris Motor Show for the first time, putting a chill into more established vehicle makers.
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Prospects that Carlos Ghosn could link   his Renault/Nissan alliance with a major U.S. partner to form a   carmaking juggernaut failed to strike fear into the hearts of   rival automakers at the Paris car show this week.
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Hundreds of cities and towns in Europe restricted cars Wednesday as officials urged commuters to take public transportation, bicycles or walk instead.
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When I moved to this pedestrian-friendly city with plentiful public transit and pricey parking, I said goodbye to auto repair bills, insurance premiums and gas pumps. Recently divorced, without kids to ferry around, I realized my dream of living car-free.
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French national museums including the Louvre in Paris will let in many visitors free in the coming months, in an experiment intended to open up high culture to a wider public.
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Owners of clapped-out old cars will be able to have them removed for free for the next two weeks.
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France is to celebrate its rich architectural traditions with the opening of a major new museum in the heart of Paris.
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The battle for grid positions takes place before the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.