Even in France, it's nothing new, my home town has had free buses since 2002. And the article states "Styling itself as a “laboratory” of free transport, Dunki

Even in France, it's nothing new, my home town has had free buses since 2002. And the article states "Styling itself as a “laboratory” of free transport, Dunkirk has attracted an “incessant” stream of visitors intrigued at whether it could work in their cities, says Delevoye.". That's just poor journalism.