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NewsMarch 20, 2012

Spain: Iberdrola Selected by Pamplona City Council to Start Car-Sharing Program

The company — a multinational energy group and utilities company that focuses on sustainable energy projects — has also been selected as a ‘charging manager’ after it installed more than 100 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the country.

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NewsMarch 19, 2012

First 100 Days of car2go in Vienna ‘Extremely Promising’

More than 80% of rentals in the Austria capitol last less than 45 minutes with an average distance between 5 and 10 kilometers.

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NewsMarch 19, 2012

City Car Club of York Looks to Double Service in 2012

According to The York Press, the City Car Club hopes to expand its offering of eight Fiat 500 vehicles in the city of York to at least twice that amount over the next year.

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NewsMarch 5, 2012

Europcar’s ‘Hourly Hire Service’ Includes Van and Car Rental

Starting at £10 an hour for car rental and £11 an hour for van rental, Europcar’s Hourly Hire Service is available to all its UK renters.

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Articlesby Joanne TuckerMarch 5, 2012

Revealing the Car-Share Experience

Six car-sharing users reveal their reasons for joining a car-share service, how they use them and how they deal with issues such as parking, availability and time management.

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NewsFebruary 28, 2012

Phoenix Airport Installs Solar Panels at Rental Car Facility

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport installed SunPower Corp. solar panels, which are expected to save $4.7 million over the next 20 years.

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NewsFebruary 24, 2012

Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment in ‘Wheelz’ Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing

Wheelz is designed to meet the needs of campus communities by connecting students who own cars with students who need them.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2012

Hertz Launches New Sustainability Strategy

Using clean, low-emissions technology such as electric vehicles and hybrids is one aspect of the program.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2012

Hertz to Trial Wireless EV Recharging

‘Plugless Power’ utilizes inductive power transfer, which has been used in electrical transformers for more than 100 years.

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NewsFebruary 6, 2012

London’s EV Plan Off-Target, May Need to Look to Citywide Car Sharing, Report Says

The city’s environment committee suggested that London may need to look to an electric vehicle car-sharing program like that of Paris’ Autolib fleet that launched in December 2011.

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