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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleTesla 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 /...
View Articlecar2go 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...
View ArticleCar2go 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...
View ArticleCar2Go’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...
View ArticleYou No Longer Need To Own A Car To Have A Car
No longer do you have to actually own a car to have access to one, and it’s changing the dynamic of city life especially You No Longer Need To Own A Car To Have A Car was originally published on...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleCar2Go 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...
View ArticleCar2Go 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...
View ArticleAnnual 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...
View ArticleCar2Go 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...
View ArticleVancouver’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...
View ArticleBosch, Daimler, & car2go Launching Autonomous Car Parking Pilot
Originally published on Gas2. The jury is still out — autonomous cars (or self-driving cars) may be the future of everything (according to some people) or they may just remain a very niche technology...
View ArticleOther 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...
View Article1-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...
View Article400+ 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...
View Articlecar2go 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...
View ArticleSan 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...
View ArticleDaimler & 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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