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    1,000 Good Reasons: car2go Launched in Berlin

    Montag, 30.April 2012

    A new era in urban mobility begins Thursday, April 26, in Berlin. That’s when Daimler’s car2go subsidiary, the pioneer for fully flexible short-term car rentals, will launch its largest rental fleet worldwide within the framework of a joint venture with the Europcar rental company.

    The new fleet’s 1,000 smart fortwo models will be available to [...]

    Entering the UK: car2go Selected as Birmingham Urban Mobility Provider

    Sonntag, 18.März 2012

    car2go today announced it won a tender offer from Birmingham City Council to set up an urban mobility scheme. car2go is the world’s first mobility program with maximum flexibility and without fixed rental locations. More than 70,000 people are already using the service in Continental Europe, USA and Canada. Birmingham is going to become the [...]

    A Great Success – The First 100 Days of car2go in Vienna

    Freitag, 16.März 2012

    car2go has been successfully launched in the Austrian capital, Vienna. After just 100 days, more than 7,000 Viennese have already registered for the new mobility service. Vienna is therefore one of the car2go cities with the most successful launches.

    “We are thrilled to receive this great reception from Vienna”, says Robert Henrich, Managing Director of car2go [...]

    Lyon Welcomes Innovative Mobility Service: 200 car2go Ready For Use

    Sonntag, 5.Februar 2012

    car2go Europe GmbH, a joint venture between car2go GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, and Europcar, the leader in car rental services in Europe, launched today the car2go service in Lyon, France.

    car2go provides Lyon residents with a fleet of 200 low-emission, self-service smart fortwo micro compact cars. As the world’s first mobility program [...]

    smart fortwo 2012: Facelift focusing on the exterior

    Mittwoch, 1.Februar 2012

    The spring of 2012 will see the smart fortwo making its mark in a striking new look, featuring an upgraded exterior and a fresh leather/fabric mix in the interior. The smart fortwo is available for ordering now. The first vehicles will reach dealers at the beginning of April.

    The substantially revamped smart fortwo sports a markedly [...]

    car2go Enters New Agreement with The City of Austin’s Car-Share Austin Program

    Mittwoch, 21.Dezember 2011

    car2go, the largest carsharing network in Austin, Texas, announced today the completion of its two-year car2go North America Pilot Program with the City of Austin. Under a newly signed agreement with the City of Austin’s car share program, car2go will continue operations in Austin.

    car2go, developed by Daimler as the world’s first free-floating carsharing network, launched [...]

    Service Starts: North America’s First All-Electric Carsharing Network by car2go

    Sonntag, 20.November 2011

    car2go N.A.,a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, and the City of San Diego today officially launched North America’s first all-electric carsharing network, making emissions-free driving a widely available and affordable transportation option for all of San Diego.

    A New Way to Get Around
    The car2go smart fortwo electric drive carsharing network provides San Diego [...]

    Vienna Calling: Launch of car2go in Vienna

    Montag, 14.November 2011

    car2go today announced that it is going to start operations in Vienna. Beginning in December, 500 smart fortwo “car2go edition” vehicles will be distributed throughout the Austrian capital.

    As the world’s first mobility program with maximum flexibility and without fixed rental locations, car2go offers its members an opportunity to spontaneously rent vehicles anytime and anywhere [...]

    Electrifying Start: car2go mobilizes Amsterdam

    Mittwoch, 26.Oktober 2011

    car2go today announced the official launch of one of the world’s first large scale all-electric vehicle carsharing fleets in Amsterdam. Beginning November 24th, 300 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles will be available for on-demand mobility, without the necessity of returning them to a fixed rental station.

    Even recharging of the electric vehicles is not mandatory [...]

    Revolutionizing Mobility: car2go and Europcar extend Partnership Europe-wide

    Montag, 24.Oktober 2011

    car2go GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Europcar, the leader in car rental services in Europe, will create a new joint-venture to accelerate and extend their innovative partnership Europe-wide.

    The new company is called “car2go Europe GmbH” and will enable the two partners to bring the unique car2go mobility service to millions [...]

    car2go Marks 100 Days of Operations in Vancouver with More than 5,000 Members and 40,000 Rentals

    Sonntag, 9.Oktober 2011

    car2go Canada Ltd, a subsidiary of Daimler North America, announced today successful operations for its first 100 days in Vancouver, B.C. Since the launch of car2go in Vancouver on June 18, 2011, car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles have been rented more than 40,000 times, and membership has grown to more than 5,000.

    “The residents of Vancouver [...]

    Upcoming roll-out: Lyon to become first French car2go city

    Freitag, 7.Oktober 2011

    Following the successful launch of the car2go mobility service in the German city of Hamburg, car2go GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, and Europcar, the leader in car-rental services in Europe, announced today that within a few weeks, Lyon will become the first French city to enjoy the benefits of the unique car2go mobility [...]

    car2go Announces First All-Electric Carsharing Fleet in North America

    Donnerstag, 14.Juli 2011

    car2go N. A. LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, announced that San Diego will be the first North American city to have a 100-percent electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, Nicholas Cole, President and CEO of car2go N. A. LLC, and Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality, made the official [...]

    225 car2go vehicles roll into Vancouver on June 18

    Donnerstag, 16.Juni 2011

    car2go, the world’s first free floating carsharing service, announced today that a fleet of 225 smart “car2go edition” vehicles will be ready for “on-demand” rentals beginning on June 18th in Vancouver.

    On April 27th, car2go Canada Ltd CEO Nicholas Cole and Mayor Gregor Robertson announced Vancouver, British Columbia as the first Canadian city selected to launch [...]

    car2go Comes to Canada: Intelligent Urban Mobility for a Greener Vancouver

    Mittwoch, 27.April 2011

    car2go announced today that Vancouver, British Columbia, is the first Canadian city selected to launch its innovative mobility service. A newly created company, car2go Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will also be located in Vancouver.

    Nicholas Cole, President and CEO of car2go Canada Ltd., and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson made the official [...]

    Amsterdam & car2go go electric: 300 electric car2go smart cars on the streets of Amsterdam

    Montag, 11.April 2011

    car2go today announced to bring its innovative mobility program to Amsterdam before end of 2011 and decided to run one of the world’s first large scale carsharing fleets of pure electric vehicles there with 300 smart fortwo cars.

    “The future of mobility has arrived. The smart fortwo electric drive has already been delivered to our customers [...]

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