San Diego’s Car2Go Service Being Nixed At End Of Year
Those in San Diego (California) who use Daimler’s Car2Go carsharing service are out of luck — the company is ending service in the city at the end of 2016.
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car2go Now Has 2 Million Customers
The popular carsharing services provider car2go has passed, as of September 2016, the 2 million customers milestone, according to recent reports. That figure for the Daimler-owned company includes 1.1 million customers in Europe, including 550,000 in Germany. Notably, car2go membership grew by an impressive 43% over just the last year. Green … [continued]
400+ Electric Cars To Launch Electric Carsharing In 2 Polish Cities
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]
1-Way Carsharing Cuts # Of Cars, Miles Traveled, & Emissions (Car2Go Study)
As I noted a couple of months ago, I’m working with a few guys here in Poland to launch electric carsharing in the country. The former utility VP, LEAF owner + courier company and solar installation company founder, and cleantech activist + translation company cofounder, and I have been moving forward … [continued]
Other Cool Green News
Alongside my climate news, renewable energy news, bicycling + transit news, and electric vehicle news roundups, here’s a roundup of top electric vehicle news from around the interwebs. Eliminating Air Pollution– One Molecule at a Time World’s First 3D-Printed Building Completed In Dubai Joya Da Terra Makes Sustainable Footwear From Coconut Fiber Seattle’s Bullitt Center Stands As The Greenest … [continued]
Vancouver’s Progress Towards Becoming The Greenest City
Originally published on The ECOreport. In 2009, Gregor Robertson was elected mayor of Vancouver after campaigning to make it the greenest city in the world. Two years later, The Economist ranked Vancouver #2 in North America. In 2013, Vancouver was chosen as the planet’s first Global Earth Hour Capital. The judges were … [continued]
Car2Go San Diego Upgrades Fleet — 400 New Electric 2014 Models Now In Service
The largest carsharing company in the world, Car2Go, just got larger. The carsharing giant recently made the announcement that San Diego members will now have access to a new fleet of 400 electric 2014 models — upgrading from the 2010 models in use until now. Considering that Car2Go has 33,000+ … [continued]
Annual Transit Savings = $9,569 In US (On Average)
How we move about — to work, to play, for health needs, etc. — contributes to economic well-being as well as personal health (or lack thereof). People in record numbers are now choosing public transit services. Health as a way of life — instead of something we work on once in a while — is … [continued]
Car2Go Launching Drop-Off Location Incentives Program In San Diego
Car2Go — the well-known carsharing service based in North America and Europe — will now be offering an incentives program as part of its all-electric offering in San Diego, with the aim of motivating users to leave their cars in a downtown “incentive zone,” as per recent reports. The incentives program is, … [continued]
Car2Go Buys RideScout, Opens Up New Transportation Options To Members
Car2Go has now acquired what’s been called the “leading app-based mobility platform in North America” — perhaps better known as RideScout. The recent acquisition means that Car2Go’s customers will now have a number of new transportation options available to them — anything from taxis, to buses, to bike sharing, to … [continued]
