October 2015

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

More and more people enjoy using carsharing worldwide: our database lists now 440 operators in 43 countries!

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Dr. Bodo Schwieger
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Operators News

Co-cars partners with Exeter Science Park (United Kingdom)
Co-cars, the fastest growing car-club in the South west of England, launched the first hire by the hour car-club into Exeter Science Park, extending its offer across Exeter, making Exeter the leading location for SMART mobility.
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First professional carsharing scheme in Luxembourg
Carloh, a station-based system with a fleet of 10 diesel cars (Polos and Merivas), is now available from five stations in Luxembourg capital.
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Electric system EVCARD extends network in Shanghai (China)
China’s first electric-car rental program, EVCARD, extends its network in Shanghai from suburban Jiading District to the downtown area by opening 10 outlets.
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DriveNow to suspend service in San Francisco (USA)
Beginning November 2, 2015, DriveNow will suspend its one-way service in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Spin City launches carsharing service in Zagreb (Croatia)
Spin City Carsharing will launch its service in Croatia’s capital city this fall. The company will operate 30 vehicles, including 10 electric ones.
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General Motors goes for carsharing (USA)
GM announced the expansion of its carsharing services with two new programs, one in New York, starting October 15 and another in a US city to be launched in the first quarter of 2016.
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Zipcar partners with SNCF to offer new mobility solution in France
Zipcar, the world's leading car-sharing network, announced its partnership with SNCF, France’s national railway operator, to integrate into its "door-to-door" mobility service.
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Technology News


INVERS outdoes Tesla
New smartphone technology opens any vehicle model faster and more reliably than current standard Tesla technology.
Read more:   www.invers.com/en-eu/news

Conferences and Research

Summary of the Carsharing Conference in Vancouver published (Canada)
More than 200 people from 18 countries attended the Carsharing Conference in Vancouver on September 22-23. Check out the outcome!
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mobil.TUM 2016 – Transforming Urban Mobility (Germany)
mobil.TUM 2016 will be held in Munich (Germany) on June 1-2 2016. The call for papers is open now.
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TRB Annual Meeting (USA)
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting will be held January 10–14, 2016 in Washington DC. The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions and workshops.
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