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The CEO of Daimler's Car2Go service discusses assumptions about the future of the business.
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Daimler's Car2Go carsharing service signs up 78,000 China users in 2 months
Car2Go had what is likely its most successful launch ever in the Chinese city of Chongqing.
Stephen Edelstein -
San Diego Car2Go car-sharing service drops electric Smarts for gasoline models
Car2Go will switch its all-electric San Diego Smart Fortwo fleet to gasoline models.
Stephen Edelstein -
Car2Go Cutting Out Portland's Lower-Income, Racially Diverse Areas?
The Daimler-owned car-sharing operation Car2Go recently announced that it was massively reducing its coverage area around Portland, Oregon. According to the company, it’s simply a smart business move, one that will keep cars in areas where they’ll be more likely to be used frequently...
Bengt Halvorson -
Portland Car2Go Car-Sharing Fleet To Get Bike Racks
Would you be more likely to use car-sharing if you could bring your bike along? For Portlanders, that will soon be a real possibility, as 250 vehicles in its Car2Go fleet will get bike racks. Portland was one of the first U.S. cities with significant car-sharing fleets; and it was one of the first...
Bengt Halvorson -
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 -- represents one type, which is similar to a traditional rental car business, except it operates on a membership model. Renters pay...
Richard Read -
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 could argue that current electric cars are already perfect--for car sharing schemes. City life Car sharing is becoming increasingly popular in several cities throughout the U.S, Europe and elsewhere, coinciding with economic conditions that make owning a car impossible for many city dwellers. Heavy traffic, expensive insurance, lack of parking and the cost of gas all make an impact. The cost of living in cities is already...
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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 uncomfortably earnest and politically correct. Is that how it really is? In short, yes. Now Portland, Oregon residents have another...
Bengt Halvorson -
Renting Electric, Hybrid And Green Cars: What Are Your Options?
If you drive an electric car, hybrid, diesel or other green vehicle day-to-day, you might like to know that you can rent similar when you go abroad, or even when you fly across country to visit relatives. Luckily, many rental and car-sharing firms offer green vehicles on their fleets, and some even...
Antony Ingram -
Renting Electric Cars: Hertz Rocks, Enterprise Facing More Challenges?
Does electric car rental work as a business proposition? That might depend on who you ask. Because despite popular rental company Hertz having massive success with the format, backed up by other popular schemes like Car2Go, things aren't so rosy for Enterprise. According to the New York Times (via...
Antony Ingram -
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 deposit it somewhere else, paying for the hours in between. In Europe, things are taken one step further, with rental by the...
Antony Ingram -
Car2Go: Electric Car Rentals Top 6,000 Registrations In 100 Days
Certain parts of the media would have you believe that slow electric car sales indicate that no-one wants to drive electric cars. Not so, says all-electric car sharing service Car2Go, which has announced over 6,000 user registrations in its first 100 days. Founded last year by Daimler North America...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
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 ForTwo Electric Drives were present at the November 18 launch event. A subsiduary of Daimler North America Corporation, the owners of Smart, Car2Go will allow San Diego residents and visitors access to a widely available and affordable emissions-free driving option, with everything from insurance and parking to roadside assistance included the rental price. The Smart ForTwo Electric Drive may not suit everyone but it's a...
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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 cars. Not any more. The City of San Diego has just become the first North American city to host a carsharing scheme made up...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
BMW Buys Leasing Firm To Launch Its i Series Electric Cars
BMW has acquired the car-leasing unit of Dutch bank ING. The move will give BMW the ability to launch their i Series electric cars with leasing aimed at both consumers and fleet customers.
Kurt Ernst -
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 month. The cooperative venture with Sixt AG will be called DriveNow. BMW says DriveNow will be the "first-ever car-sharing...
John Voelcker -
If Texans Don't Want 2010 Smart ForTwos, Will They Rent 'Em?
Several months ago, we previewed Car2Go, the car-sharing program planned in Austin, Texas, featuring Smart ForTwo mini-cars. Now a pilot program with 200 Smarts has launched for the 13,000 employees of the city of Austin. It's the first U.S. version of a scheme that started in March in Ulm...
John Voelcker