Ford Challenges Uber With EV Car Sharing, Premium Minibus
Is Uber sweating yet? Ford has rolled out 25 global experiments for future mobility, including EV car sharing and a collaborative premium minibus shuttle.
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More Love, Less Stuff — 3 Cleantech Gift Ideas
We’ve got a cool holiday series running across Important Media this year: “More Love, Less Stuff.” As that article writes, “Instead of focusing on giving gifts for the sake of gifts, we want to talk about ways that we can refocus the holidays this year to make them more about … [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]
Autolib’ Electric Carsharing Program
By Ben Holland This post is the first in a series of profiles on innovative programs advancing the future of electric mobility. These programs and others will be featured in the upcoming EV City Casebook, set to be published in September of 2014. How Autolib’ is cracking the Code to Electric Carsharing One … [continued]
Nissan Leafs Bring $110,000 In Annual Savings To Houston City Government
Originally published on EV Obsession. We’ve written about it many times: electric cars are much, much cheaper to run. Based on the average price of electricity in the US, gas at $3.50/gallon, and the average miles driven per year, the Nissan Leaf costs $473.98/year to fuel while the Nissan Rogue … [continued]
Boston (The Origin Of Zipcar) Adds 4 New Electric Cars (Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrids)
Boston claims to be the world’s guiding car-sharing network. Indeed, many urban areas are sprouting car-sharing wheels and participating in the convenience of Zipcars. Staying true to its car-sharing leadership, Boston’s fleet has added four new, 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrids. It is also introduced plug-in stations and priority parking … [continued]
LA Zipcar Fleet Now Includes 2013 Honda Fit EVs
Zipcar, the top carsharing network in the world, just announced that it is introducing the 2013 Honda Fit EV into its Los Angeles fleet of vehicles. The addition comes as a result of Zipcar’s recently created partnership with Honda, which will see the manufacturer’s top-of-the-line electric and hybrid vehicle make … [continued]
Avis Buys Zipcar In Deal Worth $500 Million, But Zipcar Now Being Sued
It was announced Wednesday that Avis Budget Group has agreed to purchase Zipcar in a transaction that is worth approximately $500 million. Zipcar would act as a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group if the transaction is given the green light. However, reports suggest that the deal is already under … [continued]
Zipcar and the City of Houston Launch First of Its Kind Electric Vehicle Car Sharing…
Zipcar is the leading car sharing network worldwide. It just recently launched the Houston Fleet Share, a municipal electric vehicle sharing program. 50 city-owned fleet vehicles will be equipped with Zipcar’s FastFleet® proprietary fleet sharing technology for use by employees of the city from all departments. Half of these vehicles will be … [continued]
Clean Tech Investors Finding Opportunities at Nexus of Energy and IT
By Mark Golden STANFORD, Calif.–U.S. investors in clean energy technology are looking to make only modest financial commitments to startups now, but they still expect nothing less than total passion from entrepreneurs. Most early-stage investing in clean tech today focuses on energy startups that leverage information technology not currently … [continued]
