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Forget Zipcar - Smart reportedly readying car2go car-sharing program in Texas

Daimler announced in March it would bring the tiny Smart car to the big state of Texas through its car-sharing service car2go. At the time, the German automaker declared that entering the Austin market with 200 ForTwos was "the next logical step." Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche now thinks that the car share program is also a good way to boost sales numbers, which have dropped recently. Smart's U.S. sales were down 70.4 percent last month compared to October 2008, and only 661 ForTwos were sold in the U.S. last month. In Austin, as in the ... Read more →

car2go, carsharing in the smart fortwo, comes to Austin, Texas this fall Sebastian Blanco

You know what state needs more smart fortwos? Texas. That must have been Daimler's thinking before approving an expansion of the car2go carsharing service there. Daimler started car2go in Ulm, ...

Austin Alt Car: Future Prospects for Plug-in Hybrids Sebastian Blanco

As I said earlier, the panels at the Austin Alt Car expo were heavily focused on plug-in vehicles. The last discussion on Friday continued the trend and was called "Future Prospects for Plug-in ...

Austin Alt Car: Will Consumers Buy In? Duh. Sebastian Blanco

If you want to get an answer to the question of whether or not consumers will flock to plug-in vehicles, Southern California Edison's Ed Kjaer and Better Place's Sven Thesen would be great people to ...

Austin Alt Car: PHEV opportunities and challenges for utilities Sebastian Blanco

When was the last time you talked to your electric power company? I mean, really sat down and had a good chat about when they should send you power and when they shouldn't? Have you told them when ...

Austin Alt Car: obscene amount of information on the smart grid and plug-in vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The overwhelming theme of the discussion panels at the Austin Alt Car expo last weekend was plug-in vehicles. From questions of infrastructure to the vehicles themselves to the grid load, the weekend served as a crash course in the state of the PHEV industry. Throughout this weekend UPDATE: ...

Austin Alt Car: Z Wheelz shows off Porsche EV and ZW2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The two vehicles that Gary Krysztopik and Z Wheelz brought to Alt Cat Austin this weekend could not be more different. One the one hand, we have the ZW2 (above), a hot rod like trike with all sorts of chrome. The three-wheeled bike is Krysztopik's prototype kit car - one in a planned full line ...

Austin Alt Car: Out of this world electric two-wheeled vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Here in Austin, Texas, one of the big sellers of electric-powered two-wheeled vehicles is Alien Scooters. On the floor of the Austin Alt Car Expo, the shop has a large display area full of two-wheeled EVs. Oh, and inflatable aliens. We've covered a lot of these vehicles in the past (I smiled when ...

Austin Alt Car: Congressman Lloyd Doggett talks PHEV tax credits and GM's influence 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) was present at the Alt Car Expo in Austin, Texas yesterday. This is quite the reasonable place for him to be, not just because he's the Representative from this area but because he's been a long-time promoter of more government support for plug-in vehicles. ...

Austin Alt Car: Austin Energy ends Plug-in Partners, unveils new smart charging software 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The one press announcement at this weekend's Alt Car Expo in Austin, Texas had to do with the efforts of the local utility, Austin Energy. Austin Energy is hosting this Expo, and used it to mark the end of the Plug-in Partners campaign. Wait, using an alt car show to call an end to a movement ...

AltCar 2008: Some thoughts on year three 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The third Santa Monica Alt Car Expo has come and gone. AutoblogGreen has been lucky enough to attend each iteration of this growing expo, and being back in Santa Monica made us want to take a look back. In December 2006, the first event was held at the Barker Hanger not long after the Tesla ...

Austin giving rebates for electric vehicles of all kinds (scooters, electric bikes and more) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Austin, Texas is certainly one of the leaders in the electric vehicle movement. The city has been thinking about ways to make a smart grid and plug-in hybrids a reality for a while, and city leaders are making the electric vehicles available today more affordable. Buyers of electric bikes, scooters ...

Electric car store opens in Texas 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A local TV station in Austin covered the opening of Electric Cars of Austin on Thursday. Check out the video. Prominent is the Myers Motors Nmg, which used to be called the Sparrow. This single-seater electric motorcycle can hit 70mph. The old Austin desperado himself, Jerry Jeff Walker, is also ...


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