Over one hundred EVs are being deployed in a car sharing initiative brought to Sacramento by Envoy and Electrify America. 142 Volkswagen e-Golf electric cars will be available in the Sacramento area by early 2019 at 71 locations. The first of the EVs are located near the Whispering Pines Apartments in Meadowview. They can be rented by the minute, hour, or day. Envoy’s c … [Read more...] about Electric Car Sharing Set to Launch in Sacramento
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Uber Announces Plans to Buy 24,000 Self-driving Volvo Cars
Volvo and Uber have been collaborating on autonomous ride-hailing and cab tech for a while now, with a small number of self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs already in Uber's fleet in Pittsburgh. Today, the two companies announced plans to expand their collaboration- to the tune of tens of thousands of new SPA platform Volvo cars. Volvo was chosen by Uber because its vehicles- equipped … [Read more...] about Uber Announces Plans to Buy 24,000 Self-driving Volvo Cars
Power To Run Computers For Autonomous Cars Lowers Range
Here's a conundrum for you to consider. Auto industry engineers say the computers needed to make autonomous cars possible use so much electrical power, they actually decrease overall efficiency and limit how far an electric car can go on a single battery charge. We don't think of the power to run computers all that often. It all happens in the background. Out of sight, … [Read more...] about Power To Run Computers For Autonomous Cars Lowers Range
Google and Alphabet Poised To Invest $1 Billion In Lyft
Since 2009 Google (now Alphabet) has spent over $1 billion on self driving technology. For a long time, it seemed the company was about to begin producing its terminally cute Google car, a fully autonomous 2 passenger electric vehicle with no steering wheel and no pedals. But that plan has been cancelled. Google became Alphabet and the self driving car division became … [Read more...] about Google and Alphabet Poised To Invest $1 Billion In Lyft
Death Spiral For Oil And Auto Industry Will Be Complete By 2030, Predicts Futurist
Futurists make predictions. That’s what they do. Sometimes they are right; sometimes they are wrong. As futurists go, Stanford economist and RetinkX founder Tony Seba has a pretty good track record. He predicted the solar energy boom at a time when prices for solar power were 10 times what they are today. His latest report predicts two things. One, he says that by 2030, 95% of p … [Read more...] about Death Spiral For Oil And Auto Industry Will Be Complete By 2030, Predicts Futurist
AAA Launches Gig Car Sharing Service In Bay Area On April 30
A3 Ventures, the innovation arm of AAA, is gearing up for the launch of a new car sharing service in Oakland and Berkeley, California at the end of April. A3 Ventures is dedicated to developing new business models, products, and services for AAA. Called Gig, the new car sharing service will begin operations with a fleet of 250 Prius C sedans. All the cars are equipped with … [Read more...] about AAA Launches Gig Car Sharing Service In Bay Area On April 30
BMW Bringing Its DriveNow Car Sharing Program To Seattle
Originally published on Gas2. If car sharing is the wave of the future, BMW intends to be ready. It is in the process of introducing its DriveNow carsharing service to Seattle, where it will compete with a similar service operated by Mercedes called Car2Go. Several Seattle residents have reported seeing BMW i3 cars with Seattle carsharing stickers in the Bellville n … [Read more...] about BMW Bringing Its DriveNow Car Sharing Program To Seattle
What’s Really Going On Over at Blue Indy?
Blue Indy is one of those projects that seems like it was made to have Gas 2's praises heaped upon it. For the unfamiliar, Blue Indy is a ride-sharing scheme, which is good for cities, city-dwellers, and the planet. More importantly, though, it's the only way you get to drive around in a Pininfarina-designed Bollore EV, which is a weird little electric car that you can't … [Read more...] about What’s Really Going On Over at Blue Indy?
BlueIndy Electric Car Sharing Service Begins September 2
BlueIndy illustrates everything that's right and everything that's wrong with the electric carsharing model. It is an electric carsharing service patterned after a highly successful program in Paris that has 80,000 members sharing 3,000 cars. But it has been beset by foot dragging and determined opposition by local city officials. Bolloré Group is a French corporation … [Read more...] about BlueIndy Electric Car Sharing Service Begins September 2
DeltaWing Wants To Build An Electric Three-Wheeler In Georgia
The DeltaWing racer has been in the news more for the lawsuit against Nissan than any on-track successes the past year. Even as the legal wrangling continues, DeltaWing Technologies is moving forward with a plan to design and build a $15,000 electric three-wheeler in Georgia with an emphasis on car sharing over personal ownership. Atlanta’s NPR outlet WABE reports that D … [Read more...] about DeltaWing Wants To Build An Electric Three-Wheeler In Georgia