Car Sharing
Electric Car Sales In Europe: Most Going To Rental Fleets?
Europe has been the source of some excitement over electric cars in recent months, as several new models have all hit the market in quick succession. The third-generation Smart Electric Drive arrived at the end of last year, and the last few months have seen the new Renault Zoe and 2013 Nissan Leaf...
BMW Earns Profit By The Minute With Car Sharing: Is Ownership Dead?
In case you haven't heard: car sharing is big business. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of car-sharing companies. Zipcar -- America's pioneer in the sector --... February 11, 2013 by Richard Read 2
Hertz Adds Chevy Volt To Car-Sharing Service, Targets Students
Car rental firm Hertz got in there early with electric cars, saying as far back as 2010 it would put the Nissan Leaf on its fleet. Several plug-in models have followed, and... January 31, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3
Avis Buys Zipcar: Car Sharing Becomes Big Business
How important is car sharing to the future of personal transportation? Enough for car rental giant Avis to spend $500 million on car sharing company Zipcar--that's how... January 3, 2013 by Antony Ingram 5
Hiriko Folding Electric Car Now Set For Production
One of the most novel electric vehicles we've seen in recent years is the Hiriko. The Hiriko is designed for inner city car sharing schemes, initially in Europe but also... December 19, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Will Zipcar Add Ridesharing--Further Reducing Need For Cars?
Those in the car industry can see a paradigm shift approaching. And it could start to make things quite difficult for car companies. More people than ever before are living... November 26, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
Car Sharing: The Job For Which Electric Cars Are Already Perfect
What would make electric cars perfect for you? Maybe it'd take a 300-mile range, or a sub-$15,000 price tag, or the ability to charge from empty in five minutes. But you... November 12, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
Bollore Bluecar: Sharing Paris's Most Popular Electric Car
The most popular electric car in Paris is not what you think. It's not the Nissan Leaf, or the Mitsubishi i-MiEV (or its Citroen C-Zero or Peugeot i-On siblings). It's a... October 2, 2012 by John Voelcker
Can Electric Car-Sharing Promote Social Mobility? Discuss
In the developed world, we often think of ourselves as living in a classless society. But in fact, huge disparities still exist between the haves and the have-nots. Can... September 7, 2012 by Richard Read 2
BMW Launches ActiveE DriveNow Electric Car Sharing In San Francisco
We quite like the BMW ActiveE. It's a good-looking, comfortable, quick electric car, and its existence will help develop BMW's first true electric production car, the 2014... August 23, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Folding Hiriko Electric Car: The Future Of Car Sharing?
Electric city cars are not a new concept, but in aiming vehicles at a city environment it can side-step many of the issues normally associated with EVs, such as short range... August 9, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7
Portlandia Steps Up For Electric-Car Sharing: We're Not Surprised
You've probably heard about what a model green city Portland, Oregon is, or how Portlanders shy away from car ownership—and, perhaps, how they can be a little... August 3, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson 3
Onstar Lets Owners Rent Out Their GM Cars Via Relay Rides
One way to drive greener is to use fewer cars more efficiently. The average car sits stationary for 23 hours a day; surely if it were used more, we would need fewer cars... July 18, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
Uber App To Connect Riders And Drivers Now Legal In D.C., At Last
Uber, a San Francisco-based startup company that provides on-demand private drivers to customers through its smartphone app, has had an especially bumpy ride since launching... July 12, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 1
Renting By The Hours: Enterprise Follows Zipcar, Hertz
Zipcar, it appears, has uncovered a niche that’s no longer ignorable by large rental car firms scrambling for market share and sales growth. Hourly car rentals have... June 7, 2012 by Kurt Ernst 1
New European Trend: Renting Tiny Cars...By The Minute
We're all familiar with daily car rental. Even hourly car rental is becoming a growing trend, with car-sharing services allowing you to pick up a car somewhere in a city and... May 21, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
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