Car Sharing
So Who Exactly Buys A Scion iQ Minicar? Now Toyota Knows
Scion has revealed that as much as 60 percent of Scion iQ buyers are new to Toyota, fulfilling Scion's brief of drawing in younger buyers. The figure is important for Toyota, as the hardest part of selling cars is often attracting buyers to the brand. With the cheap, entry-level iQ model in the...
First Production 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Delivered In San Francisco
December seems to be the month when new electric-car makers manage to squeak their first deliveries in under the wire. Last year at this time, Nissan delivered its first Leaf... December 9, 2011 by John Voelcker 5
San Diego: Car2Go's Choice For First All-Electric Car Share Service
The City of San Diego has become the first city in North America to offer an all-electric car sharing network, thanks to Car2Go. A fleet of more than 300 all-electric Smart... November 23, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
Forget Ford, Honda, Toyota: Is Zipcar A Brand Of Car Now?
Not so long ago, car-sharing was routinely dismissed by carmakers as a thing that silly San Franciscans might do, but real Americans wouldn't. But that view is changing... November 4, 2011 by John Voelcker
Ford Uses Zipcar To Get College Kids To Test-Drive Its Cars
If you're an automaker, how do you get the next generation of car buyers to pay attention to your new models? One way has traditionally been by putting your cars into rental... August 31, 2011 by John Voelcker
San Diego Gets Smart, Hosts 100% Electric Car Sharing Scheme
City car-sharing schemes have become more popular in recent years as the cost of owning a car rockets, but until now they’ve focused on traditional gasoline-engined... July 15, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
BMW Buys Leasing Firm To Launch Its i Series Electric Cars
BMW has purchased the car-leasing unit of Dutch banking giant ING for a reported $1 billion. The move enables BMW to expand its fleet operations, but more importantly, it... July 13, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 5
Car-Sharing Services Like Zipcar Grow, But Is It Viable Business?
With fuel prices going the way they are, and it getting harder and harder to find a parking spot in most congested cities these days, the increasing popularity of car-sharing... May 4, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Zipcar's Stock Price Zooms Upward After IPO
Car-sharing startup Zipcar went public on Thursday and saw its shares rise 56 percent in the latest example of a strong recovery for the initial public offering market. The... April 15, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat
Is Zipcar Car-Sharing Service Finally Going Public?
Car-sharing service Zipcar has priced its initial public offering between $14 and $16 per share as it inches closer to finally going public on the NASDAQ stock market under... March 31, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat
BMW: The Newest 'Ultimate Car-Sharing Machine'? Maybe Soon
Oh, those wacky Germans and their car-sharing schemes. BMW said yesterday that it would launch a pilot car-sharing program, first in Munich and then in Berlin, starting next... March 23, 2011 by John Voelcker
Pininfarina Signs Deal For Production Of Bluecar Electric Vehicle
The last we heard of Pininfarina and its Bluecar electric vehicle was that the company was looking to start production but a lack of financial support meant the project was... March 11, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 3
2011 EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Debut
When it comes to solutions for sustainable mobility of the future, drivetrain technology is only one area being investigated in the effort to make cars more environmentally... February 25, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Testing A Plug-In Prius Or Volt Gets Easier For Civilians
With cars like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf already on sale, plus a handful of startups either selling or building battery-powered cars on U.S. soil, it’s safe to... February 2, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Rent A Tesla For $25/Hour, Just Plan Your Charging Carefully
The all-electric Tesla Roadster is probably the world's best advertisement for electric cars. While crude, cramped, and expensive, its 0-to-60-mph time of 3.9 seconds will... January 24, 2011 by John Voelcker
Green stocks sputtering out on public markets as Zipcar nears IPO
Last week, electric car maker Tesla Motors made history as the first automotive company to go public since Ford in the 1950s, but its share price continues to drop, down... July 7, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat
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