Austin, Texas, will soon be seeing SmartCars in an entirely new light thanks to German company Car2Go. The car-sharing service will be expanding the year-old pilot program to all city and state officials in Austin. Car2Go is a car-sharing service that charges users by the minute for use of SmartCars, a model that is becoming Read on! →


In a few large U.S. cities, seeing a parking lot full of Zipcars is becoming more and more common. Soon, drivers in the United Kingdom will have a chance to wave their membership cards to use Zipcars, too. The Cambridge-based company has acquired Streetcar. The combined car-sharing network of Streetcar and Zipcar has about 400,000 Read on! →


Car sharing is one of the most popular new schemes to help urbanites cut down on their driving. The reasons people choose to participate in car-sharing are varied – everything from cost-savings to reduced environmental impact. Car sharing isn’t available in every city across the nation yet, though. Starting your own car-sharing program can be Read on! →