Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Daimler starts with Car2go car-sharing project

With Daimler now start another group a car-sharing project. If a car company wants to make car-sharing, which naturally leads to the headlines. mirror , Focus and RTL (in the night Journal) report immediately.

What will make Daimler: With open end, one way and parking spaces are not fixed as of 24.10. 50 smart disposal. 6 months for an initial internal test with Daimler employees, then with 200 smarts throughout Ulm for all residents. If the test is going well there the offer medium coverage in all cities of 500,000 inhabitants.

The hurdles are lower than ever for car sharing: No admission fee, no monthly fee and of course no guarantee. Also on the mileage price is omitted completely. There are at only 0.19 EUR per minute or 9.90 EUR per hour or 49 EUR per day, fuel is always included. The motto: Prices are as simple as the (prepaid) phone calls.

Car2go Is the future of car sharing?
Pro: to take the car back and just manner, and thus, ideally, to use only if you drive, is visionary and will (ideally) to minimal use of resources. This is good the environment and maybe even your wallet.
Cons: The practical, everyday problems and experiences are contrary to the visionaries: If ever a vehicle in sight? What do I do if I sometimes need a station wagon? Should the number of vehicles stopped in a city, not much (or unrealistic) in size, so that the system is really reliable, comfortable and affordable.

My conclusion: The "classic" car sharing replaced - if the next stop is near - far too well the first car, Car2go really only the short-term second or third car needs. Car2go is thus far more likely partially a direct competitor. The future will show whether and how the Car2go Carsharing changed.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

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DB Carsharing started in Cologne and Stuttgart coverage

So far concentrated DB Car (or car-sharing train) mainly due to the "Extension Mobility" at the station. Similarly, there were only a minority of stations over 120 cities outside the stations. In Berlin, the train started 2 years ago now, with 80 vehicles and more than 20 stations.

In the scene there were already rumors that the nationwide launch in Stuttgart and Cologne is planned. With the banner on the pages of DB Carsharing, it is now public. DB Carsharing is now the direct competitor to the successful and comprehensive car-sharing companies. This is a significant strategic shift that the Car-sharing industry is essential. An important partner is the competition.

look like this competition is still open. May be stretched to the role of special offers such as the seven 1-EUR-per-hour-cars (Fiat 500) in Berlin in the "new" DB play carsharing cities.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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Hertz announces entry into car-sharing for this year

Sixt this year the German car-sharing entered. But this is not the only car rental company that the car sharing discovered.

In the United States has joined in the spring Enterprise under the name WeCare . Hertz now announces to launch later this year with Carsharing . Since Hertz makes already in Denmark and Norway Carsharing (if "only" franchise partners) is not unlikely that Hertz also Germany has in mind.

attempts of car rental companies have occurred in the last 15 years, again and again - even in Germany. But this time seem to launch much more serious. Whether the Carsharing permanently an attractive market for car rental is to be seen, but still. Avis , Shell and Volkswagen are in any event be increased again.

competition in car sharing is so self-evident in the major European cities such as Berlin, Paris and London. In all three cities there are now 5 providers. The number is in the next few years, not decrease but rather increase.

what extent the competitive situation will spread to other German cities, is still not clear. But the large cities with car sharing monopolist certainly less rather than more.