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VIDEO: Zipcar has $1 billion dreams... and 46 members per car?

How many cars do you think Zipcar owns around the world? Did you know it was 6,500? How big could Zipcar one day become? How about a $1 billion company? These are two of the numbers mentioned in an interview that CEO Scott Griffith gave to Fortune recently. Griffith also said that, today, Zipcar has about 300,000 members, which give us an average of about 46 members per car. To some of us on staff, that seems incredibly high, and to others of us, incredibly low. Either way, in order to reach the $1 billion goal, Zipcar will need to get to ... Read more →

Nissan's plan for electric cars: buy the vehicle, lease the battery Jeremy Korzeniewski

Remember when you were a kid and wanted that shiny new radio-controlled car from Toys 'R Us? The fine print at the bottom of the package almost always read, "Batteries Not Included." If Nissan's ...

Daimler's car2go: Rent a Smart anywhere, anytime Jeremy Korzeniewski

Cars represent freedom, right? Sure, but shouldn't that same freedom be available to those who can't justify purchasing their own car? Daimler thinks so, and has created a new pilot program ...

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VIDEO: Zipcar has $1 billion dreams... and 46 members per car? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Nissan's plan for electric cars: buy the vehicle, lease the battery 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember when you were a kid and wanted that shiny new radio-controlled car from Toys 'R Us? The fine print at the bottom of the package almost always read, "Batteries Not Included." If Nissan's current plans go forward, that little saying may come back to haunt you when Nissan's electric ...

Daimler's car2go: Rent a Smart anywhere, anytime 1 year ago on Autoblog

Cars represent freedom, right? Sure, but shouldn't that same freedom be available to those who can't justify purchasing their own car? Daimler thinks so, and has created a new pilot program called car2go that allows subscribers to rent a smart fortwo for just 19-cents a minute or less, ...

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