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Zipcar doubles its asset-backed securitization facility to $100M to support fleet growth

Green Car Congress

Car-sharing network company Zipcar, Inc. Given our ongoing growth ambitions in existing and new markets, access to attractive fleet financing is integral to our success. Zipcar operates a car sharing network of approximately 650,000 members and 9,000 vehicles in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. The interim Clean Car Discount, which is already in the market, is showing promising signs of success. By using these standards, we can better access vehicles manufactured in and for the United Kingdom, a far larger right-hand-drive EV market.

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Nissan to lead EC-backed multi-standard rapid charge network project in UK and Ireland

Green Car Congress

Nissan is leading a consortium which aims to establish a network of rapid chargers for electric vehicles running the full length and breadth of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The rapid chargers being deployed will be the first multi-standard units in public operation in Europe.

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Hyundai Offering Free Chargers to EV Buyers, Swelling Industry Incentives

The Truth About Cars

While the ChargePoint device is framed as being free, it does require the purchase of a new automobile through the automaker’s captive finance arm Hyundai Capital America. The scheme was to have the United Kingdom restrict citizens from purchasing new combustion vehicles by 2030. EV mandates and restrictive urban planning (e.g.

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Advance Your Career With Rutgers’ Mini MBA Program for Engineers

Cars That Think

Courses cover accounting, business communication, business ethics, entrepreneurship, finance, managerial economics, management, marketing, operations, and strategic management. Completion of the program allows learners to: Understand how organizational decisions are made from both operational and technical points of view.

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Penske Seeking to Buy Saturn

Green Car Congress

Saturn began selling cars in 1990 and has sold more than 4 million vehicles. Financial terms of the agreement will not be disclosed at this time. More than 80% of those vehicles are still in operation, according to data from R.L.

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Tesla Model 3 revealed as having the highest EV sales volume worldwide

EV Info

With Tesla selling 365,500 cars in 2019 – more than three times more than they did in 2017 (103,100) – this result is no shock. The post Tesla Model 3 revealed as having the highest EV sales volume worldwide appeared first on EV Info - Electric Car News and Reviews. Which EV are you looking at?

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