July - 2017

New social networking, ride-sharing app "SnapRyde"

SnapRyde is about 50 percent cheaper than other car-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft SnapRyde, the social car-sharing app where “rides...

California Approves Sacramento-Area Electric Car Share Program

Partnership will be announced at a press event Wednesday, August 2 Today, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Sacramento County Supervisor Phil...

SFMTA Approved 1,000 Parking Spaces To Be Reserved For Car-Sharing Services

Last week, SFMTA's Board of Directors approved a full permit program for car-sharing companies after a 2013 pilot that allowed companies...

Dealers are still missing from mobility conversation

Projections about autonomous vehicles and shared vehicle use are pervasive. In some forecasts, houses will not need driveways or garages...

NZ electric car start-up Mevo looks to Australia

Wellington-based electric car-sharing start-up Mevo has its sights set on expanding to Australia and is in discussions with the City of...

Uber rival "Grab" raises $2.5bn in biggest ever round of investment in South East Asia

Uber rival Grab has secured a new $2.5bn (£1.9bn) fundraising round, describing it as the biggest ever round of investment in South East...

Mexico City Eliminates Mandatory Parking Minimums

The largest city in North America has done away with one of the biggest hidden subsidies for driving: minimum parking requirements....

Shift Raises $38M in Series C Funding Led by BMW iVentures

Company has raised more than $110 Million Total, Funding Will Be Used to Invest in Technology, Grow Team & Enter New Markets SAN...

Shell to install forecourt rapid chargers by end of year

Shell will start installing rapid chargers at UK forecourts, with the first units due to be operational before the end of 2017. Working...

"ZipCar Flex" aims to take car sharing into the mainstream

ZipCar has announced the launch of ZipCar Flex in London, a new one-way drive-and-drop service, which the company says will take car...