The Chevy Volt is Now Available for Rent at Competitive Prices
Nov 2, 2011
Do you want to go electric, but you're wary about options like the Nissan Leaf because of their limited range? If so, your choice is clear: the 2012 Chevy Volt outclasses everything that has come before it, and now you can find it at MPG Car Rental, a company that deservedly dominates the green car rental market in Sou ... Continue reading
Nov 2, 2011
Members now have access to most advanced mobile and social media car club applications Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced the completion of the integration of Streetcar vehicles and members into the Zipcar network. With more cars in more places throughout the UK, access to Zipcar's ... Continue reading
Zipcar Completes Integration of Streetcar into Global Car Sharing Network
Nov 1, 2011
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today completed its final step in the acquisition of Streetcar, the largest car club in London, by integrating Streetcar's vehicles and members into the Zipcar platform. As a result, Zipcar UK members now can access more cars across the UK, utilize industry leadin ... Continue reading
Amsterdam Goes smart(ly) Electric
Oct 26, 2011
Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, October 26, 2011. In just another month, car2go, a division of Daimler AG, will introduce the smart fortwo electric drive in Amsterdam. From November 24, the company will offer 300 units of the tiny little two-seater for car sharing. People can decide on t ... Continue reading
State of Illinois Introduces Alternative Transportation Program with Zipcar
Oct 26, 2011
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) today announced the launch of a sustainable transportation option for state employees, with car sharing services through Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network. This initiative will help support the State's goal to reduce overall fuel consumpt ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2011
Today, Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, announced that is has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Motor Vehicle Management (GSA Fleet) as a vendor for the Federal government's Short Term Rental (STR) program. This marks the first ... Continue reading
Zipcar Expands to 36 New Colleges and Universities Throughout North America
Oct 25, 2011
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car-sharing network, announced today that it has expanded to 36 additional college and university campuses this fall, broadening its total presence to more than 250 college and university campuses across North America. ... Continue reading
Hertz First Car-Rental Company to Deploy a Zero-Emissions All-Electric Bus
Oct 24, 2011
The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, announces today the use of BYD's eBUS-12 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the first such use to be conducted by a rental car company. Hertz is testing the all-electric on its main routes to gain data on this new platform. "Hert ... Continue reading
City CarShare Announces 20,000 Cars To Be Removed from Bay Area Roads by 2020
Oct 24, 2011
On the occasion of its 10th Anniversary celebration, City CarShare, a Bay Area nonprofit carsharing organization, announced its goal to remove 20,000 cars from our roads by 2020. In the presence of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, local and state elected officials and nearly 400 members and friends, City CarShare outlin ... Continue reading
Nine-and-Three Is the New Ten-and-Two? Parents, a Lot Has Changed Since You Learned to Drive
Oct 19, 2011
The years have flown by. They knew the day would come but, in a new State Farm survey, more than half of parents say they did not feel prepared when it came time to teach their teens to drive. Parents have the greatest influence on safe teen driving behavior, but only a third of teens rate their parents as "very good" ... Continue reading
Zipcar Launches "Reserve a Zipcar" Facebook App
Oct 18, 2011
Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a further expansion of the company's collection of social and mobile applications and services with the launch of its new "Reserve a Zipcar" Facebook application as a public beta test. The new application is now live on Zipcar's Facebook page, and ... Continue reading
Oct 17, 2011
GroundLink, the first global private car service, today announced the launch of the first mobile app that allows people around the world to order private cars with their smartphones. For the first time, consumers can access the world's biggest and highest quality network of ground transportation providers through both ... Continue reading
Hertz Adds Five Transit Connect Electric Vans to Its Fleet
Oct 17, 2011
The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, and Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC: AZDDF) ("Azure"), a world leader in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for light and medium commercial vehicles, today jointly an ... Continue reading
Hertz On Demand Expands Global EV Initiative On College Campuses
Oct 13, 2011
Hertz On Demand, The Hertz Corporation's global hourly car rental program announced the delivery of a Nissan LEAF to Texas A&M University today. "As we continue to expand our University network, we are also expanding our fleet of EVs on campuses around the country," said Mark P. Frissora, Chairman and Chief Executive O ... Continue reading
Oct 4, 2011
Ford and Zipcar's "Students with Drive" grant program will provide students with free Zipcar memberships, driving credits and grants to support community service activities on campus and in communities Students can participate in the program by submitting grant ideas through Facebook on www.facebook.com/ZipcarU ... Continue reading
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