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Irish Times
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Times
GoCar reduces rental service in Limerick following ‘constant significant damage' to vehicles
One of the State's leading car-sharing operators says it has been forced to reduce its services in Limerick after months of anti-social behaviour targeting its vehicles in the city. GoCar, which is owned by French car rental group Europcar, allows users to rent cars for short periods of time, with fees starting from €9 an hour. It has proved popular with Irish motorists over recent years with many using it and similar car-sharing services as an alternative to owning a car. The company has invested heavily in its service over the last decade and has expanded its nationwide fleet to more than 1,000 since it first arrived in Ireland in 2008. READ MORE It expanded into Limerick in 2017 and has widened its service there in recent years, with 10 stations dotted around the city at one point. However, in a statement sent to its members this week, the company said it had been left with no option but to curtail service in the city, As of Wednesday afternoon, there were only four GoCar locations around the city offering short-term rental cars. The company said it was 'proud to be a part of the Limerick community' and said it valued the support of people who use the service in the city. 'We've worked hard to continue providing a reliable service, because we know how important it is to your daily life,' the company said. 'Unfortunately, months of persistent incidents of antisocial behaviour have caused constant significant damage to our vehicles and placed an unsustainable strain on our operations.' The statement added that 'as a result, we've had to make the very difficult decision to temporarily reduce the number of GoCars available in Limerick.' GoCar said it was aware the move would cause disruption to those that use its cars correctly and it apologised to those who would be impacted by the curtailment. 'Please rest assured that this is not a decision we've taken lightly,' the statement continued, adding that the company was 'working closely with local authorities and An Garda Siochana to address the issues and are doing everything we can to restore full service as soon as possible.'
Associated Press
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Zipcar Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Pop-Up Block Party
BOSTON, MA - June 25, 2025 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE ) - Ahead of the official start to summer, Zipcar, the world's leading car-sharing network headquartered in Boston, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a pop-up block party, creating space for people, not cars. Through sharing a Zipcar, up to 13 personally-owned vehicles are eliminated from city streets, reducing congestion, parking competition and carbon emissions helping to create cleaner, greener cities nationwide. As a tribute to its continued innovation and service to communities, the City of Boston declared June 16th 'Zipcar Day,' coinciding with the day Zipcars first rolled into Boston 25 years ago. 'There is no other mobility company in the U.S. that has successfully pioneered and flourished like Zipcar. We are here after 25 years, with more miles to go, because of our strong partnerships with cities, businesses, colleges and university campuses in Boston and in cities nationwide,' said Angelo Adams, President of Zipcar. 'Fewer cars on city streets means less traffic, less parking competition (imagine no Southie parking savers?), and fewer carbon emissions. We estimate that Zipcar keeps about 8,500 cars off the streets of Boston (enough cars to fill the Prudential Parking lot nearly three times).' Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2000 (before smartphones, social media, ride-hailing and electric vehicles), Zipcar pioneered car sharing in the United States and has reinvented how cities move by providing convenient access to a vehicle. Driven by the desire to make access to a Zipcar as easy and as convenient as using your own, Zipcar was one of the first to apply a subscription model to platform technology that provides access instead of ownership. Today, Zipcar provides equitable, sustainable transportation for cities, universities, and businesses nationwide who rely on Zipcar to help reach climate change goals and serve low-income and environmental justice communities. Overheard on the block 'Twenty-five years ago, only 50% of Bostonians had access to the internet, most through their work, and only 25% of adults owned a cell phone. Zipcar was the first example of the Internet of Things,' said Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar. 'Zipcar has fundamentally transformed the way we move around cities. Zipcar's simple service, renting cars by the hour or the day, changed how we conceive of innovation and transportation. Now, entrepreneurs around the world have built for the multi-modal lifestyle, and it's changed how much parking cities require, how much space we dig up on our roads and on our curbs.' Tiffany Chu, Mayor Wu's Chief of Staff and former Zipcar employee, proclaimed June 16, 2025, 'Zipcar Day' on behalf of Michelle Wu, Mayor of the City of Boston, and remarked, 'You don't see a lot of startups grow past 25 years and become a sustainable business model.' To celebrate and help urbanites access a car, new members can join and book a Zipcar in minutes with a month on Zipcar using 'MONTHOFF.' About Zipcar Zipcar is the world's leading car-sharing network, driven by a mission to enable simple and responsible urban living. With its wide variety of self-service vehicles available by the hour, day or week, Zipcar operates in urban areas and university campuses in hundreds of cities, towns, and universities. Zipcar is a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a provider of mobility solutions. More information is available at Social Links X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn Media Contact Full Name: Ashley Leduc Company Name: Zipcar Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 413-374-8513 Website:
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Zipcar Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Pop-Up Block Party
BOSTON, MA - June 25, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Ahead of the official start to summer, Zipcar, the world's leading car-sharing network headquartered in Boston, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a pop-up block party, creating space for people, not cars. Through sharing a Zipcar, up to 13 personally-owned vehicles are eliminated from city streets, reducing congestion, parking competition and carbon emissions helping to create cleaner, greener cities nationwide. As a tribute to its continued innovation and service to communities, the City of Boston declared June 16th "Zipcar Day," coinciding with the day Zipcars first rolled into Boston 25 years ago. "There is no other mobility company in the U.S. that has successfully pioneered and flourished like Zipcar. We are here after 25 years, with more miles to go, because of our strong partnerships with cities, businesses, colleges and university campuses in Boston and in cities nationwide," said Angelo Adams, President of Zipcar. "Fewer cars on city streets means less traffic, less parking competition (imagine no Southie parking savers?), and fewer carbon emissions. We estimate that Zipcar keeps about 8,500 cars off the streets of Boston (enough cars to fill the Prudential Parking lot nearly three times)." Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2000 (before smartphones, social media, ride-hailing and electric vehicles), Zipcar pioneered car sharing in the United States and has reinvented how cities move by providing convenient access to a vehicle. Driven by the desire to make access to a Zipcar as easy and as convenient as using your own, Zipcar was one of the first to apply a subscription model to platform technology that provides access instead of ownership. Today, Zipcar provides equitable, sustainable transportation for cities, universities, and businesses nationwide who rely on Zipcar to help reach climate change goals and serve low-income and environmental justice communities. Overheard on the block "Twenty-five years ago, only 50% of Bostonians had access to the internet, most through their work, and only 25% of adults owned a cell phone. Zipcar was the first example of the Internet of Things," said Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar. "Zipcar has fundamentally transformed the way we move around cities. Zipcar's simple service, renting cars by the hour or the day, changed how we conceive of innovation and transportation. Now, entrepreneurs around the world have built for the multi-modal lifestyle, and it's changed how much parking cities require, how much space we dig up on our roads and on our curbs." Tiffany Chu, Mayor Wu's Chief of Staff and former Zipcar employee, proclaimed June 16, 2025, "Zipcar Day" on behalf of Michelle Wu, Mayor of the City of Boston, and remarked, "You don't see a lot of startups grow past 25 years and become a sustainable business model." To celebrate and help urbanites access a car, new members can join and book a Zipcar in minutes with a month on Zipcar using "MONTHOFF." About Zipcar Zipcar is the world's leading car-sharing network, driven by a mission to enable simple and responsible urban living. With its wide variety of self-service vehicles available by the hour, day or week, Zipcar operates in urban areas and university campuses in hundreds of cities, towns, and universities. Zipcar is a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a provider of mobility solutions. More information is available at Social Links X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn Media ContactFull Name: Ashley LeducCompany Name: ZipcarEmail: pr@ Number: 413-374-8513Website: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CNA
04-06-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
Dutch car sharing firm adds Renault EVs capable of powering local grid
LONDON/PARIS :Dutch car sharing firm MyWheels will plug in the first of 500 grid-connectable Renault EVs to its fleet in the Netherlands this week, expanding the number of vehicles in Europe capable of strengthening the power grid as the technology gains traction. Vehicle-to-grid technology, known as V2G, allows electric vehicles to store power and provide it to the electricity grid at times of peak demand. The technology has been available for several years but only recently became commercially viable after the introduction of smart charging technology and batteries able to sustain intensive usage. The rollout by MyWheels will be the largest V2G car-sharing scheme in Europe and the largest addition of V2G-enabled cars in the region. It follows growing concern about grid stability after a major blackout in Spain and Portugal this year, and sabotage to power supply in southern France during this year's Cannes film festival, which have triggered more interest in a technology that can help balance fluctuating supply and demand, said Kees Koolen, an investor in We Drive Solar, the Dutch producer of the special chargers used in the project. 'It feels like we're at a tipping point,' said Koolen, who estimated that the project in the Dutch city of Utrecht has cost around 100 million euros ($114 million) to develop. The global V2G market was worth $3.4 billion in 2024, according to Global Market Insights, and is expected to grow by 38 per cent annually between 2025 and 2034 to reach $80 billion. The Netherlands is an early adopter of V2G technology due to ambitious plans to electrify its transport and heating systems while also moving to renewables. Japan's Nissan has also recently supplied dozens of V2G-enabled Leaf and Ariya models to France and Spain. MyWheels says 500 of Renault's V2G-compatible cars, including its electric R5, will be on the road by next year. When not driving, the cars will be plugged into We Drive Solar's bidirectional chargers and the scheme's operators will be paid for electricity absorbed and sold to the grid. Grids have become increasingly unstable with growing electrification and as more intermittent renewable energy is fed into the system. 'Our research shows that vehicle-to-grid technology could allow the growing electric vehicle fleet to become a significant asset to the grid, with vast storage potential locked up in electric vehicles,' said Madeleine Brolly, advanced transport analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A key challenge ahead will be standardisation across manufacturers, which will be needed for it to be adopted at scale, she added.
Reuters
04-06-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Dutch car sharing firm adds Renault EVs capable of powering local grid
LONDON/PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - Dutch car sharing firm MyWheels will plug in the first of 500 grid-connectable Renault EVs to its fleet in the Netherlands this week, expanding the number of vehicles in Europe capable of strengthening the power grid as the technology gains traction. Vehicle-to-grid technology, known as V2G, allows electric vehicles to store power and provide it to the electricity grid at times of peak demand. The technology has been available for several years but only recently became commercially viable after the introduction of smart charging technology and batteries able to sustain intensive usage. The rollout by MyWheels will be the largest V2G car-sharing scheme in Europe and the largest addition of V2G-enabled cars in the region. It follows growing concern about grid stability after a major blackout in Spain and Portugal this year, and sabotage to power supply in southern France during this year's Cannes film festival, which have triggered more interest in a technology that can help balance fluctuating supply and demand, said Kees Koolen, an investor in We Drive Solar, the Dutch producer of the special chargers used in the project. 'It feels like we're at a tipping point,' said Koolen, who estimated that the project in the Dutch city of Utrecht has cost around 100 million euros ($114 million) to develop. The global V2G market was worth $3.4 billion in 2024, according to Global Market Insights, and is expected to grow by 38% annually between 2025 and 2034 to reach $80 billion. The Netherlands is an early adopter of V2G technology due to ambitious plans to electrify its transport and heating systems while also moving to renewables. Japan's Nissan has also recently supplied dozens of V2G-enabled Leaf and Ariya models to France and Spain. MyWheels says 500 of Renault's V2G-compatible cars, including its electric R5, will be on the road by next year. When not driving, the cars will be plugged into We Drive Solar's bidirectional chargers and the scheme's operators will be paid for electricity absorbed and sold to the grid. Grids have become increasingly unstable with growing electrification and as more intermittent renewable energy is fed into the system. 'Our research shows that vehicle-to-grid technology could allow the growing electric vehicle fleet to become a significant asset to the grid, with vast storage potential locked up in electric vehicles,' said Madeleine Brolly, advanced transport analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A key challenge ahead will be standardisation across manufacturers, which will be needed for it to be adopted at scale, she added.
