Heuliez Friendly, on sale soon?

[gegyx]

Oh ! One car?



http://www.senat.fr/senfic/boulaud_didier01051q.html

[Woodcutter]

[...] Having said that, there are a lot of things that we are not told about the questions of "ozone peaks" and other respiratory problems linked to pollution and automobile traffic in URBANIZED ZONE. .. [...]

I agree with that ...

However, compared to the much more global and impacting problem of CO2, it is cat pee ...

[I Citro]

Oh ! One car?

Broutille! Hortefeux arriving at Place Beauvau has just ordered 2 ... more.

France, Government, The automobile budget is soaring - The State automobile budget is set to soar despite the crisis - Reuters - Gérard Bon, edited by Yves Clarisse - The energy and economic balance of the State's vehicle fleet is zero all round with unnecessary car purchases and unwarranted expenses, says AutoPlus magazine. The Minister of Ecology, Jean-Louis Borloo, would be the only one to drive a hybrid vehicle and cases of waste or obvious abuse would be legion in the ministries, he wrote in his number published Tuesday. Under the title “Despite the crisis, the state is still blazing”, the magazine cites the case of Minister of the Interior Brice Hortefeux who, on his arrival at Place Beauvau at the end of June, would have spent 100.000 euros for the purchase of two Citroën C6s. However, it would be the same model - costing 50.000 euros - as the two sedans left by its predecessor, Michèle Alliot-Marie. AutoPlus also deplores the purchase of very high-end vehicles from other departments. That of Defense would have placed an order at the end of 2008, when the crisis was soaring, 95 Renault Vel Satis. The comfort of high-ranking military personnel costs 2,5 million euros, he writes. At the National Assembly, deputies still have 65 cars with drivers for short trips in and around Paris, writes the magazine. In addition to the cost of acquiring this park, the State would pay 150.000 euros each year for its maintenance. As for the Socialist Mayor of Nevers, Didier Boulaud, cited as an example, he would have ordered the most expensive Peugeot 607 in the midst of the crisis, at a cost of 49.800 euros. AutoPlus ensures that in most large administrations, drivers get their fuel “in the most expensive service stations in the capital”, mentioning the Senate and the National Assembly in particular. Same process for washing vehicles: the drivers spend every day with the rollers (at 9,70 euros per passage) of clean cars. “This allows drivers to earn gift points on loyalty cards”, explained AutoPlus journalist Pierre-Olivier Savreux on Europe 1. According to him, these unnecessary expenses amount to hundreds of thousands of euros per year. They would be carried out using a card giving access to an oil tanker's service stations. Asked about the case of Brice Hortefeux, the government spokesperson, Luc Chatel, refrained from judging his colleague. “I would like to take a close look at this file. It's easy to take some of the information and pin it up, so I don't have any information on this matter. I will be careful not to make specific comments, ”he told LCI. When asked whether he had bought new vehicles when he arrived at the Ministry of National Education, Luc Chatel replied: "No, I rather gave instructions not to incur any work or exceptional expenses."

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