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10 Cleantech Consumer Products & Services
Some more cool cleantech consumer products or news about consumer products: SunPower has released an AC solar panel series that is “designed to bring clean solar power to homes that have energy...
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The Most Successful Electric Car Cities (+ Infographic)
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular, as people and cities all over the world have started recognizing their advantages and introducing initiatives to promote the use of the...
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Tesla Model S Price Increase Coming; Honda Accord PHEV Now Most Efficient...
Here are some more big clean transport stories from the past week or so for you: Bikes & Motorbikes Bicycle Culture By Design: “Mikael Colville-Andersen is a world-leading urban planning /...
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car2go Network Now In Seattle, Now Operating In 8 North American Cities
The car2go carsharing network is continuing to expand, now opening up shop in Seattle. The network will feature 330 smart fortwo cars, available to use any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for...
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Car2go Carsharing Program Opens In London
Car2go has opened up its first carsharing service in the UK, in London. (Note: it’s called a car club there.) The program will rent the Smart ForTwo cars for 35 pence (56 cents) a minute. “The...
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Car2Go’s New Regional Access Plan Means Traveling Within The US & Canada Just...
If you’re a member of one of the thirteen North American Car2go services spread out across the continent, well then, listen up, cause I’ve got some great news for you. You’ll soon be able to use your...
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The Full Cost Of Driving: 34 Cents Per Minute, Not 5 Cents Per Minute
I bike because I love to. However, also, every time I get in a car, I have this uneasy feeling that I am taking too much. David Levison did meticulous work taking this issue apart and turning it inside...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 San Diego’s Car2Go Service Being Nixed At End Of...
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Daimler & BMW Considering Car2Go & DriveNow Merger (Rumor)
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 Daimler...
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New Smart Concept Car Self-Drives Personalised Mobility To You
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....
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Car2Go (Daimler) & DriveNow (BMW) Carsharing Services May Merge
The carsharing divisions of Daimler and BMW — Car2Go and DriveNow, respectively — may end up being merged, if recent talks between the companies prove successful
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Cobalt: From Drama To Calmer, & Car2Go Success In Vancouver (#CleantechTalk 47)
Episode #47 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers cobalt, EV batteries, BMW batteries, Tesla batteries, and Car2Go
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Daimler Purchases Europcar Stake (25%) In Car2Go
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
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Car2Go Launches In Chicago
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...
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Car2go Launching In Paris
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.
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Lime Joins DriveNow & Car2Go In Seattle’s Car-Sharing Showdown
The company is set to kick-off the LimePod program, starting with 500 EVs in Seattle.
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Smart’s End May Be Near
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...
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Global e-Mobility Funding Report — Q3 2019
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...
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