The Global e-Mobility Funding Report for the third quarter of 2019 showed a total of $2.7 billion raised by 45 electric vehicle (EV) companies across the world. This funding amount is even higher in reality since another 18 EV-related companies didn’t disclose any financial details.
It was a good idea, in theory, to make a micro car. In practice, with the drag coefficient of a Ford Windstar, the Smart ended up with lots of drawbacks and questionable benefits. Daimler is going to be deciding the fate of Smart this year, and things don’t look good for it.
The company is set to kick-off the LimePod program, starting with 500 EVs in Seattle.
Car2go will launch in Paris with 400 smart EQ fortwos in January of 2019. Within Europe, the carsharing service is already operating in cities like Madrid, Stuttgart, and Amsterdam.
Car2go recently announced that it has expanded into Chicago, where it now has 400 vehicles available — the smart fortwo and Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLA models. Kendell Kelton, the Communications Manager for Car2go North America, answered some questions about the expansion for CleanTechnica.
Daimler has come to terms with Europcar to buy out that firm’s 25% stake in the carsharing service Car2Go — for a reported €70 million — the two companies have jointly announced.
Episode #47 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers cobalt, EV batteries, BMW batteries, Tesla batteries, and Car2Go.
The carsharing divisions of Daimler and BMW — Car2Go and DriveNow, respectively — may end up being merged, if recent talks between the companies prove successful.
Daimler revealed a new electric concept car this past week by introducing the Smart vision EQ fortwo, a car that combines familiar Smart design elements with some forward-thinking technology. Unsurprisingly, self-driving is front and centre of this concept, demonstrating Daimler’s commitment to its own car2go service, and asserting its intention to be a key player in the future of urban mobility.
In a very interesting, even if very open to interpretation, move, Daimler and BMW are considering the merger of their two carsharing services — Car2Go and DriveNow — according to recent reports.
