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Metavera announces the first webinar in its series of bootcamps on how to become a Car Sharing Operator.  Car sharing is now a profitable, high growth, locally-focused business model that is growing rapidly with over 1.7 million members and 43,000 vehicles in service.    Is Car Sharing Operations For You? Wednesday, February 5th 12pm EST […]

The CarSharing Association is pleased to welcome Time Car LLC into membership. Time Car offers a classic two-way carsharing service in Oklahoma City, Midlad, Texas and Marfa, Texas.  Time Car started operations in 2010 and has expanded to 18 vehicles. In our survey of smaller US carsharing operations, we found average booking time is 4.25

The International Association of Public Transport has produced an article describing the future of urban mobility.  The Combined Mobility Platform is a working group of shared-use mobility operators and public transit authorities that are working together to find way of integrating the modes.  For more on the work of the platform, see this post

Istanbul, Turkey is a city of more than 13 million people, and has significant challenges with both traffic congestion and air quality.  In 2012, Yoyo became Turkey’s first carsharing organization and quickly deployed more than 135 vehicles into Istanbul, Ankara and Bodrum.  Yoyo runs a wide variety of vehicles at different price points.  For economy, you

When the blockbuster Avis Zipcar deal was announced a year ago, industry insiders knew it was a big deal but we didn’t know how things would play out after the transaction.  Let’s take a look at what transpired in the 12 months that followed.   Media stories about classic carsharing, peer-to-peer carsharing, one-way carsharing, ridesharing  increased dramatically.  The

The CSA is pleased to welcome Mobizen as a member.  Mobizen was established in 1999 and has grown the fleet to 115 vehicles including the Mercedes A class, Fiat 500, Renault Clio, and Toyota Yaris Hybrid.  Mobizen operates exclusively in Paris, France and is working on a partnership with the public transit authorities to integrate carsharing with

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has introduced a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Standard.  Part of the standard aims to increase mobility by regulating parking and road use.  Reduced parking prescribed in the standard encourages modal shift from cars to walking, cycling and public transit.  The standard awards high scores that limits off-street parking areas.  Parking provided

Today the CarSharing Association released a draft liability insurance guideline for round-trip carsharing operators in the United States. This guideline has been developed to protect consumers of carsharing services and strengthen the carsharing industry’s reputation for providing a safe and practical alternative to private car ownership.  The CSA encourages carsharing organizations to communicate to the

With savings and efficiencies in mind, GSA announces new approach to fleet management and services WASHINGTON — Following the lead of popular low-cost commercial car sharing ventures, GSA is actively pursuing similar initiatives to help federal agencies reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and optimize vehicle use. GSA manages more than 200,000 vehicles, one of the largest non-tactical federal fleets