Daimler’s car-sharing service: Car2go is growing fast

car2go Daimler’s car-sharing service was used 24 million times last year. (Photo: Reuters) The car-sharing provider Car2go from the DaimlerGroup has seen strong growth in customer numbers over the past year. With 2.97 million customers 30 percent more users were registered with the company than the year before, said Car2go on Thursday in Stuttgart. As… Continue reading Daimler’s car-sharing service: Car2go is growing fast

Street scooter: Post allies with BMW subsidiary

StreetScooter Deutsche Post is alliance for the sale of its electric van with the BMW leasing subsidiary Alphabet. (Photo: AP) The German postal service teams up with the sale of their electric van Streetscooter BMWLeasing daughter alphabet. Both companies responded to the growing demand for electric transporters with their cooperation, said the Post on Thursday.… Continue reading Street scooter: Post allies with BMW subsidiary

Alternative drives for commercial vehicles: The electric trucks are coming

“Urban e-truck” from Mercedes Launched as a study at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016, the truck now launches as a test (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) Tons heavy, but whisper-quiet: The heavy freight traffic is now being electrified, the first small series of electric trucks in everyday use go on the roads in Germany and Austria in the… Continue reading Alternative drives for commercial vehicles: The electric trucks are coming

Electric car builder Byton: Ex BMW managers challenge German manufacturers

Byton-President Daniel Kirchert (l) and CEO Carsten Breitfeld Both managers were employed by BMW before the founding of Byton. (Photo: AFP) In sneakers, jeans and T-shirt – so far Carsten Breitfeld had hardly presented a vehicle so far. The former BMWManager climbed loosely from the SUV, which he put on the stage at the Consumer… Continue reading Electric car builder Byton: Ex BMW managers challenge German manufacturers