Car2go: A micro hybrid can be Smart
Pay as you go car sharingDaimler has picked Austin, TX as the first US city to try its Car2go pay-as-you-go city transportation program.
Under Car2go, much like the Parisian Velib program, participants simply grab a car when they need one and leave it wherever they are when they don't need it - within a certain geographical area of course. Membership is free and the cost is just 19 cents per minute. (For more click here).
Smart will use micro hybrids - Smart cars with start stop technology that will enable these autos to shut the engine off when at rest to increase fuel efficiency and emissions reductions. Soon, however, Smart EVs could also be added to the program.
Now that's a very Smart idea.
Labels: car sharing, car2go, Hybrid Vehicles, micro hybrids, smart




