Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

Next Generation of Car Sharing: You Rent Your Car to a Complete Stranger

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:00 PM PDT

In the last 3 years, car sharing services such as ZipCar have seen tremendous growth. According to some estimates, between 2007 and 2009 the industry saw a 117% increase in the number of users in North America. By 2016, that same study expects there to be 4.4 million car sharing users in North America and 5.5 million in Europe.

So it’s no surprise that the number of players in the car sharing world has been increasing at a breakneck pace. And now the next step in its evolution seems to be coming to fruition: renting your own personal car out to complete strangers for a price you set but through an online service that organizes the whole thing.

Known as personal car sharing or distributed car sharing, the concept is very intriguing… and runs somewhat contrary to how many people view their cars.

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Tesla Forging Ahead with Ambitious Plans; Model S in 2012, 4WD and Crossover Coming

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:52 AM PDT

According to an AutoWeek article, Tesla’s Elon Musk says that the company will be unveiling an ambitious line-up of EVs over the next several years.

With the $50,000, 4-door Model S sedan already in the works for 2012, Musk says they have even more exciting plans for 2013 and 2014, including introducing 4WD to all of their vehicles and bringing an all-electric crossover to market.

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GM Makes Amends With Former EV1 Drivers; Even Chelsea Sexton Likes the Volt

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Those of you familiar with the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” know exactly what kind of emotional connection former GM EV1 drivers had to their vehicles. The depth of their outrage and sadness when the EV1 program was killed off and their beloved cars recalled and subsequently crushed has led, in large part, to GM getting a bad next generation vehicle rap and inspiring a decided lack of confidence in their ability to make the upcoming Volt a success.

Recognizing that the final piece to moving forward was making peace with those disenfranchised EV1 owners, GM has has launched an effort to bring them back into the fold. In a kind of simultaneous homage to the past, mea culpa, and effort for atonement, GM is using the opportunity to show just how committed they are to making it work this time.

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