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We are fully immersed in a health emergency situation never seen before in the 21st century, neither in Spain nor in the rest of Europe. Due to the state of emergency that affects all of us, the professional urban mobility sector has to adapt to the situation by adopting a series of measures. The service has been reduced for two reasons. One is the alteration of the normal rhythm of our city as a series of activities are restricted or canceled, which are the ones that provide the largest number of travelers. Shows, fairs, congresses, cruise tourism, airports and more, are being directly affected by a total restriction. On the other hand, transport companies have temporarily reduced their staff, as far as possible, until the situation changes and it can return to a normal state. Currently, displacements carried out in a tourist vehicle, under the provisions of article 7 of the Real Decreto 463/2020 of March 14, must be done individually, unless accompanied by persons with disabilities, minors, adults or by other just cause. In any case, you can only make trips, either by taxi or private vehicle, on foot or by public transport, in the exceptions to the health emergency established in the state of alarm: purchase of food, medicine or other basic necessities, go to the doctor, work, financial and insurance entities, return to the place of residence, travel to care for the elderly, dependents, people with disabilities or especially vulnerable people, due to force majeure or situations of need. In Zolty, this episode has made us reflect and value all the advantages that working through this application have. It allows us to optimize the waiting time since we will not be aware of the vehicle that succeeds in passing in front of us. On the other hand, we know in advance how much our trip will cost by opting for the closed fare and if you pay directly with the application you are not exposed to card or money manipulation. Zolty adds advantages to the situation of uncertainties that we have to live in this state of health emergency.

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From the 1st of January 2020, Barcelona turns all its urban area into a low emissions zone, LEZ, acronym that identify this new status. The objective of the LEZ is to reduce the environment pollution, to preserve and improve the air quality.  The delimited area is more than 95 km2 and it encompasses all the city of Barcelona between the Ronda de Dalt and the Ronda del Litorral, and a part or the totality of municipalities such as L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat and Sant Adrià de Besòs. Inside the city, the neighbourhoods of Vallvidrera, Tibidabo i les Planes, and Zona Franca are exempted of this restriction. The LEZ will be valid from Monday to Friday, from 7 AM to 8 PM on work days, according to the regulating ordinance.  The vehicles without environmental badge (no label) that won’t be able to drive unless in some exceptions are: Gasoline cars previous to Euro 3 registered before the 2000, and Diesel cars previous to Euro 4 registered before January 2006. Vans previous to Euro 1 registered before the 1st of October 1994. The carriers have a moratorium of one year to adapt to the new regulation. Motorbikes, mopeds and quadricycles previous to Euro 2 registered before 2003.   The rest of the vehicles will be included in 4 different categories according to their polluting potential: Yellow label. PV and CV classified in the Registration of Vehicles as gasoline with emissions level Euro 3/III or diesel Euro4/IV or Euro 5/V. Vehicles with more than 8 seats and transport of commodities classified in the Registration of Vehicles as Euro 4/IV or Euro 5/V no matter the kind of fuel they use. Motorbikes and mopeds Euro 2. Green label. PV and LCV, classified in the Registration of Vehicles as gasoline with emissions level Euro 4/IV, 5/V or 6/VI or Diesel Euro 6/VI. Vehicles with more than 8 seats and transport of commodities classified in the Registration of Vehicles as Euro 6/VI, no matter the kind of fuel they use. Motorbikes and motopeds Euro 4 and Euro 3. ECO. Green and blue label. PV and LCV classified in the Registration of Vehicles as plug-in vehicles with autonomy. Vehicles with more than 8 seats and transport of commodities classified in the Registration of Vehicles as plug-in hybrids with autonomy. Motorbikes and motopeds with electric category HEV and PHEV (non-plugged and plugged hybrid electric vehicles respectively) and less than 40 km of autonomy. Zero emissions. Blue label. Vehicles classified in the Registration of Vehicles as Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Range Extended Electric Vehicles (REEV), and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with a minimum autonomy of 40 km or vehicles with fuel cell. We suggest you another alternative. Take a chance on Zolty, we’re aligned to all regulations and we take you to your destination on a safe and quick way. What are you waiting for to use your Zolty App and contribute to reinvent urban mobility?

Urban mobility in big cities is changing and all of us become a part of it. The continuous environmental problems have alarmed about the big issue that the massification of vehicles generates in urban areas which are densely populated. Independently of very famous cases like the Dieselgate or the driving restrictions that the mayor houses are planning for environment contamination episodes, it’s been a while since we’ve started becoming conscious about this, that the ordering must go through a rational use of public transport. On the one hand the public net must be boosted so it covers all the areas that are currently having some serious deficiencies of cadence and stops locations. On the other hand, the focus must be put in an occasional and specific use of the particular vehicle, being able to choose other transports such as the bike or the electric scooter, much nicer with the environment. The carsharing modality is winning relevance and it’s another way to consider. Barcelona, whose geographic location has a benign climate for most of the year, it’s more receptive to alternative media that are not penalised by the climatology. That is added to the fact that the sea breeze takes the daily-generated pollution away, except on some episodes of high concentration. In Zolty we contribute to achieve a more sustainable city with the environment, and that needs to go through an exhaustive election of the vehicles that form our fleet, the antiquity and their propulsion, hybrids, glp, are a part of the strategy. The start-up of our application Zolty App also gives its effectiveness, as it optimises the travel and pick-up of the passenger, contributing to reduce the daily congestion. According to an UN report, on the 2030 it’s foreseen that the 60% of the world population will be living in urban areas, something that will put the cities on an unprecedented challenge. For the experts in smart cities, the future mobility will be electric, autonomous and connected. Part of these precepts have already been incorporated. Zolty, “we take you”.

Zolty App is a urban mobility application that offers you a series of advantages when moving through the city that will make its using a unique and positive experience every time you need it. You have already downloaded the app directly from your App Store if you’re an IOS user or from Play Store if you’re an Android one. The first surprise is to find out it’s absolutely free. It’s quickly installed and it’s ready to use from the first action. Using the geo-localisation system from Google it immediately locates you in the map, and at that moment you’re already able to see the number of available Zoltys around you. You can zoom in the screen to limit the visualisation area according to your criteria. It automatically places you where you are to pick-up, but if you think you’ll move from the designated spot you can fill the form indicating where you want to be picked up and you click on the arrow that appears in the right side of your screen. The next thing is to say Where are we going? Just indicate the place moving through the map or writing the street in the correct field. From that moment, you’ll see our closest Zolty appear, ready to do this trip. You can choose between two payment models. First of all, a closed-price fee or web payment (T5) where the price is already settled previously, no matter the circumstances of the trip, even if there’s a traffic jam or the chauffeur chooses a different route to take you to your destination. Choosing this modality the payment is done via card through the app, a safe and trustworthy method based on the bank payment standards. You can also choose the taximeter fee, where your trip will be done according to the agreed rates by the official AMB, being able to pay by cash or card directly to the driver of the vehicle, in other words, is the classic model as always. Do you want to program a pick-up for another time? No problem, just anticipate the day, time and place and there will be a Zolty, ready to take you where you tell them. Pay attention to social media, we’ll keep informing you about the promotions that we have prepared so you benefit from important discounts on your trips. Do you see? Intuitively you have the biggest urban vehicle fleet ready to take you to your destination in Barcelona.