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Toyota, Honda, Nissan Plants Shut Down After Earthquake And Tsunami Hit Japan
- by Ami Cholia
The devastating earthquake in Japan has threatened to impact the exports of Japanese vehicles and auto parts coming into the U.S. Toyota, Honda and Nissan all suspended production at certain plants in Japan today as they assessed the damage of the earthquake.
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PlugShare App Tells You Where You Can Charge Your Electric Vehicle
- by Ami Cholia
As an attempt to alleviate range anxiety (one of the biggest – and overtly hyped – sources of stress facing electric vehicles drivers), Xatori has come up with an app for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch — PlugShare — that gives electric car drivers a map of the nearest available charging stations.
Read more »Following the lead of Enterprise and Hertz, Zip Car announced that it will start renting out electric cars to its members — well the ones in Boston, San Francisco, and Portland, anyway.
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These social media tools improve commuting by bicycle, car, bus or subway, and they might even help you meet your significant other.
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As Transport Committee Chair Rep. Mica Should Press the Throttle on Car Sharing
The presumptive Republican chair of the Transportation Committee, Florida Congressman John Mica, should put car sharing at the center of his national transportation agenda.
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BMW AG has announced plans to let drivers in Germany rent its cars on an hourly basis as part of a pilot project.
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Car sharing is a gateway drug to a new, sharing-based economy. Read how social media is changing how we live and how we drive through car sharing is programs.
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Paris Readies for Autolib, A Breakthrough EV Car Sharing Scheme
The grand city of Paris is getting ready for a car-sharing scheme that would deploy as many as 3,000 electric vehicles deployed at 700 stations, similar to Zipcar and CityCarShare.
Read more »California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed into law AB 1871 to allow for personal vehicles to be used as part of car sharing programs across the state. The law, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2011 will let people who are part of car sharing networks such as ZipCar or CityCarShare hire out
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Fare/Share, that officially launched today, is a new mobile app that connects people in the same area who want to share a cab.
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