A crew from the Monaco’s Town Hall won the third edition of the Riviera Electric Challenge on Tuesday April 11.
Thirty-six teams included three crews from the Monaco City Council: Deputy Mayor Françoise Gamerdinger and Municipal Councilor Karyn Ardisson-Salopek, Municipal Councilor Claude Bollati and Axelle Amalberti-Verdino, and Secretary General Hélène Zaccabri with Municipal employee Serge Pastor, were on the starting line at 9 am at the Port of Cros-de-Cagnes.
A true eco-driving challenge, the course stretched for about 85 kilometres, crossing 12 towns in the Alpes-Maritimes while publicising the EVER Monaco salon, currently taking place at the Grimaldi Forum.
Participants were rated both on consumption control – aiming at minimum consumption and without battery recharge – and on their ability to respond to a questionnaire on sustainable development along the route.
At the end of the day, Françoise Gamerdinger and Karyn Ardisson-Salopek, driving a Renault ZOE, won the Challenge, ahead of Imredd in second place, followed by SAP and Air Paca on the third step of the podium.
In order to better understand the perception, needs and expectations of customers, the Public Parking Department carried out a survey at the end of 2016, which showed a very high satisfaction rate. A 31-point questionnaire was sent to a sample of subscribers. “More than 2,000 people responded to the questionnaire and the results are very satisfactory and are almost identical to those obtained during our 2010/2011 campaign,” Eric Sciamanna, head of the car park service, said.
