Can Hertz shake up car sharing? - GigaOM

Can Hertz shake up car sharing?
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22, 2012, 1:27pm PT No Comments Good, but not great, growth has Wall Street punishing car sharing market leader Zipcar, which IPO'ed at $18 last year, zoomed to $28 and now sits at around ten bucks. But the question on many people's minds is: What is ...

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Hertz partners with Chrysler to bring FIAT 500 Sport to Car Sharing Fleet - Breaking Travel News

Hertz partners with Chrysler to bring FIAT 500 Sport to Car Sharing Fleet
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The sleek Italian compact will roll out to Washington DC, San Antonio, San Francisco, New York and Miami Beach as well as onto 50 college campuses as part of the global car sharing club's university program and will cater to the company's younger ...
Hertz On Demand Goes Mobile MarketWatch (press release)
Hertz Brings FIAT 500 Sport On Demand Car Rentals

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MidCap Advisors Advises on Sale of Mint Cars On-Demand to Enterprise Holdings - MarketWatch (press release)

MidCap Advisors Advises on Sale of Mint Cars On-Demand to Enterprise Holdings
MarketWatch (press release)
Richard Ull, who founded Mint in 2008, will manage Enterprise's newest car-sharing division. "I am very proud of what we've accomplished thus far in the New York and Boston markets in such a short amount of time," he noted.
market movers Zipcar gets new competition Boston Globe
Enterprise to Buy Mint Cars On-Demand Car Rentals

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Electric cars made to share with Zipcar - totallymotor.co.uk


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Electric cars made to share with Zipcar
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Car-sharing networks have become a popular and affordable way to enjoy the convenience of a car without many of the often expensive hassles of vehicle ownership. Now Zipcar have made their pay-as-you-go car-sharing business a little greener by going ...
Car share firm offers electric cars RAC
Zipcar signs up Vauxhall Ampera to car sharing scheme Business Green
Hertz Adds Ampera to London Car Share Car Rentals
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Somebody Likes Zipcar - DailyFinance

Somebody Likes Zipcar
DailyFinance
Fans of the auto-sharing service would normally object to being lumped into the same group as traditional car rental agencies, but there's no point in looking a gift horse in the mouth. Besides, Hertz and Avis have been making inroads into Zipcar's ...

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Zipcar Announces Participation at Upcoming Cowen and Company and Needham ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Zipcar Announces Participation at Upcoming Cowen and Company and Needham ...
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIP) , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced that company management will participate at two upcoming investor conferences: -- Mark Norman, ...

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Just how big can car-sharing get? - Washington Post (blog)


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Just how big can car-sharing get?
Washington Post (blog)
About 560000 Americans use some form of car-sharing service — mostly Zipcar — where they can rent vehicles from neighborhood lots by the hour. That sounds like a lot of people, but it's only about 0.27 percent of all drivers in the United States.
A tenth of America's car-sharing market lives in the DC region TBD.com (blog)

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Green with flair car share - The Age


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Green with flair car share
The Age
CAR sharing has moved from the fringe to the mainstream with four private residential developments installing a network of publicly available share cars, including an Alfa Romeo. South Yarra's upmarket 21-storey Claremont building is the latest to give ...
GoGet, Bosch and developers launch an EV car share network first for Australia iTWire (press release)

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Hertz Adds Award-Winning Electric Vauxhall Ampere to its Car Share Club in London - MarketWatch (press release)


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Hertz Adds Award-Winning Electric Vauxhall Ampere to its Car Share Club in London
MarketWatch (press release)
The car seats four adults in comfort and its hatchback design offers excellent practicality. The Ampera will incorporate Hertz On Demand's leading, proprietary in-car technology which provides members a safe and superior car sharing experience.
Hertz and IBM Launch Smart Microgrid for Electric Car-Sharing TPM
Hertz Partners With Chrysler To Bring The FIAT 500 Sport To Car Sharing Fleet Daily Markets
Hertz Plans EV Car Sharing for England Car Rentals

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Enterprise buys car-sharing service Mint - Boston.com

Enterprise buys car-sharing service Mint
Boston.com
By Katie Johnston, Globe Staff Enterprise Holdings has acquired the car-sharing company Mint Cars On-Demand, which opened in Boston last year and has 8000 members in Boston and New York. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Enterprise buys East Coast car sharing business STLtoday.com

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