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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 →

Paris' electric vehicle car-sharing system put on hold Xavier Navarro

Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë announced an all-new EV public rental service, called Auto'lib, one year ago. Inspired by successful public bike rental system Ve'lib and the German Car2Go system ...

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, ...

Smart fortwo sharing program, car2go, expands; could go electric Sebastian Blanco

The car2go smart fortwo sharing program, started in October, is apparently a success. Daimler kicked off the program near its Ulm, Germany headquarters with just 50 cars that can be rented by the ...

Daimler creates Smart-based Car2Go car sharing service Sam Abuelsamid

Forget Zipcar - Smart reportedly readying car2go car-sharing program in Texas 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Paris' electric vehicle car-sharing system put on hold 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë announced an all-new EV public rental service, called Auto'lib, one year ago. Inspired by successful public bike rental system Ve'lib and the German Car2Go system (pictured above), the idea was that you could rent an electric car for short trips in the city. ...

car2go, carsharing in the smart fortwo, comes to Austin, Texas this fall 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

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, Germany last October and it will be coming to Austin, Texas - that little blueberry in the big red ...

Smart fortwo sharing program, car2go, expands; could go electric 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The car2go smart fortwo sharing program, started in October, is apparently a success. Daimler kicked off the program near its Ulm, Germany headquarters with just 50 cars that can be rented by the minute (19 cents), or the hour, by people who need a car (a small one) but don't want to pay a ...

Daimler creates Smart-based Car2Go car sharing service 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Later this week in the city of Ulm, Germany, near its Stuttgart headquarters, Daimler will be kicking off a pilot test of its new car sharing service car2go. The system will function more like the bike sharing services available in a number of European and American cities now as opposed to the ...

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