Big Automakers Grudgingly Buy Into EVs. Oil Majors Still Lag Behind
Small, nimble startups are leading the shift to electric cars, while big U.S. automakers and oil majors are struggling to keep up.
Small, nimble startups are leading the shift to electric cars, while big U.S. automakers and oil majors are struggling to keep up.
The future of mobility will be multi-modal, and when it involves a motorized vehicle, that vehicle will be shared and zero emission.
Zipcar, the largest carsharing network in the UK, has announced that it will be adding 325 new Volkswagen e-Golfs to its carsharing network, in partnership with VW.
In order to grease the wheels of the process, so to speak, the carsharing company Zipcar will be making more than 7,000 vehicles available for people to use for free (for members) on the night of the US presidential election, according to a new press release.
Most urban environments don’t need more cars. Most times, they need fewer cars. Zipcar has joined the solution to problems of space, parking, congestion, and air pollution in yet another way (aside from its leadership in carsharing). Zipcar recently decided to launch Zipbike, a partnership with a startup called Zagster. The new vehicle-sharing venture … [continued]
Multi-modal transportation choices are a clearly good thing — humans love having options, freedom. The success of Zipcar car is a sign of the times, an example of how we have more options at our fingertips than ever before, and it just passed the 1 million member milestone. I love the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Poland isn’t always a bastion for cleantech leadership and urban innovation — the national government recently took a bat to the knees of the competitive wind industry and a nascent solar industry was stabbed in both feet a couple years ago — but city planners in Wrocław, Kraków, … [continued]
While the carsharing firm Zipcar has historically made use only of a per-hour or per-day rental pricing system, the company is now testing a new pay-per-mile pricing system for short trips, in select cities, according to recent reports. The way that the pilot program works, apparently, is that you pay a … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As part of a new partnership with Westminster City Council and Volkswagen UK, Zipcar’s London fleet will now include 50 brand-new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrids, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) can … [continued]
This article jumps into 3 things: 1) my experience using (& loving) carsharing 10–12 years ago, 2) a new study out of London on the benefits of carsharing (or “car clubs” as they call them there), 3) a short pitch to help me and another dude here in Poland launch electric carsharing … [continued]