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Car2go Launches Car Sharing in Berlin - Why are the Germans Chuckling?

Daimler brings the flexible short-term rental concept to Berlin with 1000 SmartCars, raising smiles for more than just the pleasure of car sharing.
Honda Partners with Zipcar, Will Provide Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrids, and EVs

Zipcar, the biggest car-sharing company in North-America, is partnering with Honda to include more models of greener cars in its fleet.
How Collaborative Consumption Could Help Shrink Government

Could sharing more be central to achieving the Right's biggest dream?
How Millennials Feel about Cars, Public Transit and Electric Vehicles

Millennials are not happy with the sustainable options for transportation
Pocket $300 To Share Your Car

Portland changed its laws to allow people to share cars. Now the new service is giving car owners 300 bucks to share the sharing expeerience.
All-Electric Minicabs - You Can Hail One in London

In London, there's now an all-electric car you can hail like a cab. No more range anxiety, congestion charge, or parking panic.
New Idea For Sharing Urban Roads? Sidewalks Removed on Busy London Street Forces Drivers to Slow

Dutch Traffic engineer Hans Monderman is behind the revolutionary idea.
EV Owners Offered $50 Reward for Sharing Their Car

Electric car owners are being offered cash rewards to share their vehicles and spread the EV love.
Paris Launches a Vehicle Sharing Program with 3,000 Electric Cars

When Paris' now famous bike share system Velib' in 2007, it was a pioneer in the field. Now similar programs are popping up in major cities all over the world, and Paris is looking to break the mold again. This week the City
P2P Car Sharing Has Just Launched in Spain, an Interview with SocialCar

After car sharing services like ZipCar or BMW's New Car Share that lets you pick up and drop a car anywhere you want, it is no surprise that Person to Person car sharing is growing too. This works a bit like couchsurfing; I have an empty couch, you
How to Use Pocketbook Environmentalism to Convert the "Non-Greenies" in Your Life

We all have that one person in our lives (or maybe more) who thinks going green is just not their thing. Perhaps it's your roommate who just can't seem to
BMW's New Car Share Lends You a Car Where You Find One, Lets You Leave It Where You Want

At TreeHugger, we've been big fans of car-sharing services for a long time. ZipCar has long dominated the field, pushing the envelope recently by adding hybrid vehicles and expanding into new
Roo Rogers on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption (Podcast)

Photo credit: Andrew Zuckerman "The great success of hyper-consumption in the 20th century was persuading consumers that sharing is somehow akin to being either a hippie or a communist," says Roo Rogers. "The 21st century is about realizing that sharing
What's Mine is Yours - The Rise of Collaborative Consumption (Book review)

"Barter, Swap, or Pass on this Book." These are the first words you see on opening What's Mine is Yours - The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. Printed on the inner jacket of the book, in the style of a
New Car-Share Service Lets Your Rent Your Wheels For Extra Cash

One of our favorite alternatives to hotels is Airbnb, a service that lets you rent out your extra bed to weary travelers to make a little extra cash and helps the traveler save money. It's a peer-based
iPhone App Lets New Yorkers Share Car Service Rides

Anyone who has ever tried hailing a cab in New York City downtown on a weekend night knows it can be a combat sport. And then try getting that cabbie to take you to Brooklyn. If you live in Brooklyn along the G line just getting
Why Own Any Mode of Transportation? Peugeot's Mu Covers Them All

Peugeot started building bicycles in 1882 and cars in 1890, so they have a bit of a history in different modes of transportation. TreeHugger has been excited about car-sharing setups like zipcar and bike-sharing systems like Velib; product service
Zipcar to Go Public With $75 Million IPO

Photo: Flickr, CC Wanna Own a Piece of Zipcar? Zipcar, the biggest car-sharing player in the U.S., has filed the paperwork yesterday for a $75 million initial public offering (IPO). It was only two years ago that Zipcar bought its smaller rival Flexcar,