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At the “Mosaic” became a new location of the “eVA car sharing” opened. This will replace a service vehicle at the emergency shelter “youth at work” Are there trips in a private car that will be eliminated in the future? In total, around 20,000 kilometers a year will be driven with green electricity instead of petrol or diesel. This corresponds to a CO2 saving of 3.5 tons.
The association eVA-Carsharing was founded in 2018 and has been represented with one e-car each in Ungenach and Vöcklabruck since the beginning. A car was added in Schwanenstadt in October 2020 and a fourth in Vöcklabruck this year in April. Further locations are planned. 90 people are currently using e-car sharing. So far they have covered more than 81,000 kilometers without emissions.
As the first homeless assistance facility “Mosaic” Climate Alliance operation recently. The new building was built in wood with high energy standards. “The mosaic in Vöcklabruck is already a climate protection model and is dedicated to sustainability in all areas”says Environment and Climate Councilor Stefan Kaineder enthusiastically. “Social action must always be ecological”emphasizes Stefan Hindinger, Head of Mosaic. “And ecological measures must also be social.”
Source: Nachrichten