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Xxx business models. It is possible for carsharing operators to develop partnerships that could expand their earning model. One possibility would be to get paid for acting as a “safety valve” when high traffic volumes can be anticipated (for instance, due to major events): in such cases, “the road network manager could simply block-book some or all of a carsharing system’s fleet, in effect paying the private sector operator to keep their vehicles parked during some period of time.” (Le Vine 00 Xxxxx xxxx charging is used, it is either not strictly distance based (see for instance the congestion charges in London and Stockholm), or limited to specific categories of vehicles and roads (heavy duty vehicles on highways in Germany and Belgium, for instance). et al. 2014) A drawback of such a system is that it would reduce the reliability of carsharing from the users’ point of view. Operators could also set up partnerships with retailers. One real world example reported by Le Vine et al. (2014) comes from Germany, where a discount card stored in the shared car can be used in designated shops. Taking into account that shared cars are often used precisely with “shopping” as trip purpose, such partnerships could well expand in the future. Another example is a carsharing scheme that the Co-wheels Car Club has set up with the Cumbria County Council, The Lake District National Park Authority and Cumbria Tourism. The scheme offers two-person electric vehicles, Renault Twizys. These vehicles are agile, compact and light weight, and offer tourists to visit the Lake District, supposedly with a minimal impact on the local environment26. Of course, this is a typical example of a niche application, but the Twizys are also used in the segment of urban mobility – see the Section 3.