Rental
Rental firm walks away from Tesla order after quality dispute
Car rental company Nextmove has walked away from a 5 million euros ($5.55 million) order for 85 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles following a dispute over how to fix quality issues, the German company said on Friday. Nextmove said it had ordered 100 electric vehicles in 2018 but raised objections over quality and finish after taking delivery of the first 15 Model 3 cars earlier this year. Tesla said Nextmove chose not to take delivery of the cars.
Paris launches world's biggest e-bike fleet to curb pollution
Up to 20,000 bicycles will go on long-term rentals at 40 euros per month.
Arcimoto is opening first rental center for its three-wheeled EV
An experience center in Eugene, Oregon, opens on October 27.
Zipcar tests pay-per-mile pricing system for short trips
Want a Zipcar for just a few miles? It's possible in some test markets in the US.
Car2go finds huge customer base waiting in China
Car2go says that it is growing faster in its first location in Asia than it did in North America or Europe.
Enterprise adds Aston Martin DB9, Rapide S to rental fleet
Enterprise is adding the Aston Martin DB9 and Rapide S to its Exotic Car Collection at locations across America.
Audi pours $28 million into Silvercar rental company
Audi is investing $28 million into Silvercar, a rental company that exclusively stocks fully loaded silver Audis at airports and cities across the United States.
Fiat 500e comes with free extra cars (well, rentals)
Bigger trips + little electric car, = no problem. That's the message Fiat is sending with a new announcement of an agreement to offer gas-powered rentals to range-anxiety-stricken road-trippers.
Toyota kicks off year with sharply increased fleet sales
Toyota can attribute much of its uptick in sales last month to fleets. While the automaker saw its sales leap by 7.5 percent compared to a year earlier, Newsday.com reports Toyota sold 47 percent more cars and trucks to fleet customers in the U.S. than in January 2011. Without the fleet sales, the improvement would have been less than one percent. All told, rental companies accounted for 93 percent of
Better Place signs deal with rental company in Israel
If you want to try out one of Better Place's electric vehicles, you'd have to move to a country where the project is establishing its infrastructure or else wait for it to come to your neighborhood. At least that's how it was looking until now. Because the latest announcement from the electric-vehicle startup has us booking our tickets for Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport.
Europcar to add Opel Ampera to fleet of rental vehicles
Last March, rental agency Europcar, pre-ordered 500 electric vehicles from Renault to add to its fleets in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Now, Europcar is back at it again. This time 'round, the rental agency has announced that it will add an undisclosed amount of the "go a
REPORT: Prepare to shell out a lot more for your next rental car
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Rental agencies having a hard time upgrading customers
There has been a longstanding tradition among car rental agencies to push renters up to bigger, more expensive models. Not that it was all that difficult to do, considering that Americans tend to prefer larger vehicles when all other aspects are equal. Now, though, not all of those aspects are equal, as bigger vehicles are usually thirstier vehicles and the renter is required to return the vehicle with a full tank of gas. So, the act of stepping up to a Hemi-powered Dodge Charger from a
San Francisco helps you hire a hybrid
Have you been planning on flying into San Francisco and renting a car to get around? The folks down at city hall would prefer that your rental be a hybrid and they are willing to help you pay for it. The free money for making a more environmentally-friendly car rental choice will come in the form of a $15 rebate which ought to be enough for a latte and a croissant or three a couple of gallons of gas.
Paris "about to launch" a cheap rental service featuring 2,000 electric cars
The Times reports, the Mayor of Paris is "about to launch" Bertrand Delanöe, a rental system that includes a whopping 2,000 electric cars. The system is based on Automobiles-en-Libre-Service, which allow subscribers to pick up a car, without booking, at dozens of sites and leave them anywhere in the city. The cost of the system is just a few euros per hour which has gained the scheme the nickna