Articles about car sharing

Getaround gets dedicated parking spots in Seattle as car-sharing service partners with city

Getaround, the peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that first arrived in Seattle in 2018, is expanding its operations in the city through… Read More

GIG vehicle gets stuck on Washington ferry, resurfacing car-share concern on state’s vessels

More than three years after BMW ReachNow had to deal with its vehicles becoming disabled on Washington State Ferries, a… Read More

AAA’s GIG car-sharing service expands in Seattle, filling void left by ReachNow, car2go, Lime

Car-sharing is slowly making a comeback in Seattle. AAA’s GIG Car Share service launched this summer, filling a void left… Read More

AAA’s GIG Car Share brings 250 vehicles to Seattle, returning mobility option to city streets

GIG Car Share is hitting the streets of Seattle. The new free-floating car-sharing service from AAA, which announced in February… Read More

Free-floating car-share will return to Seattle this spring with new AAA service

Seattle is getting a new free-floating car-share service this spring, filling a void left by popular mobility options that exited… Read More

Car-sharing is back in Seattle — kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings

Seattle was once a pioneer for car-sharing, home to car2go, BMW ReachNow, and LimePods. But each of those companies shut… Read More

Why this Seattle geek finally gave up and bought a car four years after going ‘full Uber’

Four years ago, Ben Gilbert was a symbol of Seattle’s rapidly expanding transportation options. The tech investor and entrepreneur had… Read More

Car-sharing boom goes bust: Surprise and dismay in Seattle as last free-floating service disappears

The car talk on the street was one of surprise Wednesday as Share Now, operator of car2go, announced that it… Read More

Car2gone: Share Now to exit North America, leaving Seattle with no free-floating car-sharing service

Share Now, operator of the car2go car-sharing service, will end operations in North America on Feb. 29, leaving Seattle with… Read More

Car2go pulls out of 5 North American cities casting more doubt on free-floating car-sharing’s viability

Car2go is putting five cities in the rear-view mirror as the North American free-floating car-sharing market contracts rapidly. SHARE NOW,… Read More

With LimePod’s demise, Seattle’s dwindling car-sharing market offers lessons for untested industry

Just a few months ago, Seattle was pioneering free-floating car-sharing in the U.S. as the preferred test market for these… Read More

Lime shutters LimePod, raising questions about viability of free-floating car-sharing model

Car-sharing is stalling in Seattle. Lime is shuttering LimePod, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, marking the second closure of a free-floating… Read More

Lime launches new LimePod car-sharing service to all users in Seattle

Lime is officially launching its new free-floating car-sharing service in Seattle. Lime, the transportation startup valued at $2 billion, ran… Read More

We tested Lime’s new car-sharing service, LimePod, that will take on BMW and Daimler in Seattle

Lime bikes, Lime scooters, and now, Lime cars. Lime, the high-flying transportation startup valued at $1.1 billion, already has thousands… Read More

Lime plans to launch 1,500 ‘LimePod’ cars in Seattle, creating largest car-sharing fleet in the U.S.

Shared bikes and scooters from transportation company Lime are already rolling across cities all over the U.S. But soon, the… Read More

Lime pursues car sharing in Seattle, breaking new ground for the bike and scooter startup

Lime wants to add cars to its Seattle mobility fleet, expanding beyond the bright green, rentable bikes the company currently… Read More

Car2go dropping Smart cars from Seattle fleet in favor of high-end Mercedes-Benz models

Say goodbye to the Smart Fortwo cars that have come to symbolize the popular car-sharing service car2go. The company said… Read More

French car maker launches Free2Move in Seattle as one app for multiple transportation options

In the increasingly crowded world of on-demand transportation options and the apps designed to hail and use those options, a… Read More

ReachNow adding options to park your ride with new spots for members at four Seattle locations

Just because you don’t own a car in Seattle doesn’t mean it’s any easier to park one that you borrow. But… Read More

Car2go passes 100K member milestone in Seattle, its biggest U.S. market

Update Aug. 30: Car2go officially passed the 100,000 member milestone in Seattle Wednesday. To celebrate, car2go is reimbursing members up to… Read More

Audi-owned Silvercar expanding to Seattle airport as it seeks to disrupt the car rental industry

Silvercar, an Austin-based company that is looking to disrupt the car rental business, is coming to Seattle. On July 31,… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members

BMW’s ReachNow has moved onto the next phase of testing its Ride service that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow investigating cases of cars getting stuck on Washington State Ferries

Update: State ferry system advises drivers to avoid driving BMW ReachNow cars aboard until technical issue is resolved Original story: Be… Read More

Car-sharing services ReachNow, car2go in talks to expand to Seattle suburbs in ‘Innovation Triangle’ cities

Three cities east of Seattle — Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland, Wash. — have teamed up in a tech-oriented economic development… Read More

Here’s how Migo wants to become a search engine for on-demand transportation

A decade ago, if you were trying to get around in a city without a personal vehicle, there were a… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow opens second Seattle parking lot, making it easier for drivers to travel to busy neighborhoods

ReachNow is expanding its dedicated parking lots, known as “Drop Zones,” in Seattle next month. The car-sharing service, which competes… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service opens dedicated parking lot on Friday evenings in busy Seattle neighborhood

Seattleites looking to drop in on the Capitol Hill neighborhood for a Friday night show have a new way to… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service introduces new flat-rate pricing

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service this week announced a new flat-rate pricing plan that aims to make trips more affordable for users.… Read More

Urban mobility study finds Car2go model removes more vehicles from streets and reduces emissions

A first-of-its-kind study on the impact of the one-way car sharing service Car2go has found that the transportation model reduces the number… Read More

Testing BMW’s car-sharing service: A Car2go competitor that lives up to ‘premium’ hype

There are many ways to describe my experience testing out BMW’s new car-sharing service in Seattle this weekend. Fun. Exciting.… Read More