Launched in December 2017, BlueSG claims to be the world’s second largest electric car-sharing service. As of December last year, BlueSG has a fleet of 667 shared electric Bluecar vehicles and 1,487 charging stations that is spread across 374 locations in Singapore. The Straits Times reported today (Feb 1) that …
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