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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

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Together, both shareholders have developed SHARE NOW into the market leader in Europe and continuously developed it further, including new offers such as long-term car sharing. With the acquisition of SHARE NOW, Stellantis’ mobility subsidiary Free2move would have the opportunity to expand its car sharing efforts further in Europe.

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Bestmile fleet orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers

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The two led one of the first pilot tests for autonomous mobility in Europe, where six self-propelled shuttles drove people around the EPFL campus. With the successful pilot test at the EPFL, Bestmile received a great deal of attention and funding early on and was already fully booked with orders in its first year. —Anne Mellano.

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Daimler acquires dynamic ridesharing pioneer flinc

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mytaxi is a market leader amongst the taxi hailing apps in Europe. The mobility platform moovel offers on-demand access to various mobility offers, including booking and payment. A total of 15 million customers are registered with the various Daimler mobility services in over 100 cities in Europe, North America and China.

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Daimler ups its stake in the professional driver service Blacklane

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Rides are booked directly on the website or by app. Most recently, it was announced that mytaxi will merge with the UK-based provider Hailo to become the leading taxi app in Europe, after the regulatory approvals. Blacklane primarily serves travelers within a global context. Earlier post.)

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Daimler moovel using IBM cloud infrastructure for car2go

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car2go is available in 26 cities in Europe and North America and has more than 800,000 customers. The app analyzes the offerings of transportation services such as the railroad, bike rental, taxis and car sharing to find the best way to travel and offers users different suggested routes depending on their preference of speed, cost or comfort.

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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It’s interesting to see the Volkswagen ID.Buzz quickly becoming so popular, as the first “Minivan” BEV that is designed for families and private consumers (rather than commercial use, and taxis). Yet this is unlikely to put a noticeable dent in Norway’s EV transition in the medium to long term.

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Barcelona: An E-Mobility Living Lab

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International electric scooter sharing apps, such as eCooltra, a scooter-sharing app now available in 6 different European cities, and Scoot, a truly international scooter-sharing startup already operating in both the Americas and Europe. EV Car-sharing. Supporting Innovation.

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