Getaround plans to open in two new European cities next year and hopes to expand its carsharing fleet to 10,000 in 2020, according to the report. Photo via Gocarma.com Peer-to-peer carsharing service Drivy has been rebranded as Getaround, according to a report by Fleet World. This name change has occurred six months after Drivy was… Continue reading Carsharing Service Drivy Rebrands as Getaround
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Sixt Holds Fundraising Event at Oktoberfest
Held for over 20 years, the annual Damenwiesn meeting offers a lunch and space for networking for guests. Screenshot via Sixt/YouTube. Regine Sixt, senior executive vice president of Sixt, hosted her annual women’s networking event Damenwiesn at the Munich Oktoberfest. Over 1,200 women from around the world came to support the Regine Sixt Children’s Aid… Continue reading Sixt Holds Fundraising Event at Oktoberfest
Arcimoto to Open Florida Keys Rental Hub
The FUV hub will share vehicles with the A&B Marina Complex and the Perry Hotel Key West. Guests will be able to rent FUVs directly from the concierge and explore Stock Island and Key West. Photo by Michaela Kwoka-Coleman. Arcimoto has signed its first rental franchise, which will open in the Florida Keys and be… Continue reading Arcimoto to Open Florida Keys Rental Hub
Car2Go Ends Service in 5 Cities
Austin, Denver, Calgary, and Portland will end service Oct. 31at midnight; Chicago’s service will end Dec. 31 at midnight. Photo via Car2go. Carsharing group Car2go will be ending its service in Austin, Denver, Portland, Chicago, and Calgary, Alberta, within the coming months, according to Freight Waves. In an email informing Portland members of the closure,… Continue reading Car2Go Ends Service in 5 Cities
Lime Ends LimePod Carsharing Service
Lime began operating its carsharing service in February. Screenshot via Michaela Kwoka-Coleman. Scooter-sharing service is ending its LimePod carsharing, according to GeekWire. The free floating carsharing service was operating in Seattle. Lime will begin taking vehicles off the streets next month. Operations are supposed to be completely shuttered by Dec. 31. The company will stop… Continue reading Lime Ends LimePod Carsharing Service
Forth to Start Electric Car Share Program Trial in Under Served Communities
Hood River presents an ideal opportunity to test, asses, and learn how to best offer an electric car sharing service in a rural setting. Photo via Pixabay. Forth announced that it has received funding for the Clean Rural Shared Electric Mobility (CRuSE) Project form the U.S. Department of Energy for Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research. The… Continue reading Forth to Start Electric Car Share Program Trial in Under Served Communities
DriveItAway’s Dealer Subscription Program to Serve Business Fleets
DriveItAway Inc., with a car dealer focus on shared mobility, has introduced a new turnkey vehicle subscription and monthly rental program for its dealer partners. The existing DriveItAway platform was created for car dealers who are looking to provide shared mobility options to facilitate temporary rental vehicles for ride share, “gig” drivers. It now includes… Continue reading DriveItAway’s Dealer Subscription Program to Serve Business Fleets
Gas Shortages, Airport Closures, and Crisis Assist Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
A category 2 hurricane will be making landfall in Florida this week leaving travelers with limited transportation in a state of emergency. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. As hurricane Dorian is underway and on track to hit the southeast, Florida is hit with a gas shortage, airports are deciding on whether to remain closed or open,… Continue reading Gas Shortages, Airport Closures, and Crisis Assist Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Carwiz Adds Franchise Partner in Greece
Today, Carwiz is present on the markets of Turkey, Latvia, Cyprus, Morocco, St. Maarten, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and, now, Greece. Photo via Depositphotos. Gelasakis, a Greece-based group that focuses on travel, maritime services, and hospitality, officially signed a partnership with Carwiz International, Croatia’s first branded rent-a-car, earlier this year. By analysing the rent-a-car industry through… Continue reading Carwiz Adds Franchise Partner in Greece
Europcar Fined $350K for Credit, Debit Card Surcharges
Since late 2016, large businesses in Australia have been banned from collecting surgarges for credit or debit card use that go above what the bank charges for the transaction. Photo via Depositphotos. The Federal Court of Australia ruled that Europcar charged customers excessive fees for using their credit or debit cards to rent vehicles, the… Continue reading Europcar Fined $350K for Credit, Debit Card Surcharges