Additional vehicles and more expansive Home Area deliver car2go network to the City of North Vancouver
Launch event at Boston Pizza in North Vancouver March 2 & 3, 2013
car2go Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, announced today it will expand its operations in British Columbia to meet the growing needs of its more than 23,000 members. On February 22, car2go will launch in the City of North Vancouver and add 50 additional car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles to its network. The car2go Home Area in B.C. will expand from its existing area in Vancouver to include the City of North Vancouver, totaling 82 square kilometres.
"The City of North Vancouver is very pleased to welcome car2go as a new business in our community," says Mayor Darrell Mussatto. "I applaud their commitment to providing our residents with a sustainable transportation option through this carsharing program."
“The tremendous success of car2go Vancouver has more than exceeded our expectations,” said Nicholas Cole, president and CEO of car2go Canada. “In less than two years, accelerated member growth and demand for point to point carsharing in British Columbia have spurred car2go to expand by launching in the City of North Vancouver, and we’re looking forward to being a part of their community.”
Expanding the car2go Network
car2go launched in Vancouver in June 2011 with 225 car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles and a total of 2,000 members. Today there are more than 23,000 car2go members in Vancouver, and collectively there have been more than 825,000 car2go trips taken throughout British Columbia. To meet the growing membership demands, a total of 450 car2go edition smart fortwo cars will now be available throughout the Home Area for members to use and share collaboratively. A pop-up car2go shop will be located in Lonsdale Quay (92-123 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver).
The New car2go Home Area
car2go has worked with the City of North Vancouver to maintain the same parking agreements throughout the expanded Home Area. Free curbside and dedicated parking spots are conveniently located throughout numerous specially marked locations in the car2go Home Area. For the entire list of car2go parking spots, please visit: vancouver.car2go.com/VancouverDesignatedParking.pdf
Beginning February 22, the car2go Home Area will include the City of North Vancouver and will extend to the following boundaries:
North: E 29th Street (North Vancouver)
East: Trans-Canada Highway (North Vancouver); Renfrew Street (Vancouver)
South: 49th Ave (Vancouver)
West: Capilano Road (North Vancouver); UBC (Vancouver)
Members will be able to pick up and drop off a car2go anywhere within this 82 square kilometre space. To see the new car2go operating area, please visit: vancouver.car2go.com/pdf/VancouverHomeArea.pdf
Launch Event
The car2go North Vancouver launch celebration will be held at Boston Pizza Esplanade (88 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver) on Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3, between 11:30AM-7PM. A limited-time promotion (use code NORTHVAN) offers $10 registration and comes with 30 free minutes of drive time. Join the car2go Vancouver team to learn more about car2go, win free driving minutes in the car2go Minutes Machine, and compete in the Park2Win challenge.
To learn more about the upcoming launch event and to stay up to date on all car2go news, please follow @car2goVancouver on Twitter or become a fan of car2go on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/car2go.Vancouver.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Katie Stafford, car2go Canada Ltd.
mobile: 512-497-5826
email: katie.stafford@daimler.com
About Daimler Mobility Services GmbH
Daimler Mobility Services GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Financial Services AG, offers its customers innovative mobility services from a single source. With the car2go brand, the company is the world’s leading provider of flexible carsharing programs. With the moovel brand, Daimler Mobility Services GmbH offers an intuitive smartphone app that enables customers to compare various mobility options on the basis of several parameters, and then choose the best options for traveling from Point A to Point B. The company’s other activities include the development of innovative solutions for searching for and reserving parking spaces in cities.
About car2go
A wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler, car2go offers an innovative mobility solution redefining individual transportation in rapidly growing urban areas by offering a network of several hundred environment-friendly smart fortwo vehicles for rent. It provides an innovative mode of “on-demand” transportation, which complements existing public transportation alternatives by bridging the gaps commonly associated with the “first and last mile” of a public transit commute.
car2go is currently operational in 18 cities worldwide: Austin, Texas; Vancouver, British Columbia; San Diego, California; Washington, D.C.; Portland, Oregon; Toronto, Ontario; Calgary, Alberta; Miami, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Ulm, Germany; Hamburg, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vienna, Austria; Dusseldorf, Germany; Berlin, Germany; Stuttgart, Germany; Cologne, Germany and London (UK). In November 2011, car2go launched the world’s largest all-electric vehicle carsharing network in the cities of San Diego, California, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, with the deployment of 300 car2go smart fortwo electric drive vehicles in each city. In November 2012, car2go launched its third all-electric carsharing network in the City of Stuttgart, also with 300 car2go smart fortwo electric drive vehicles. Currently, there are more than 280,000 car2go members worldwide. car2go will open in Birmingham, England in early 2013.
The innovation and environmental sustainability of car2go have earned international acclaim: In 2012, car2go was named the “Best Carshare” by the Vancouver Courier. In September 2010, car2go was recognized by the Austin Chamber of Commerce with the “Greater Austin Business Award” for its positive impact on traffic in the city. The same month, car2go received the “Clean Tech Media Award” in the category of “Mobility” in Berlin. In May 2010, car2go was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with its prestigious “2010 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award.” Further information on car2go is available at car2go.com and media.daimler.com/ms/car2go/e.
About Daimler
Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance and innovative mobility services.
The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler continues to shape the future of mobility today: The Group’s focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal to and fascinate its customers. For many years now, Daimler has been investing continually in the development of alternative drive systems with the goal of making emission-free driving possible in the long term. So in addition to vehicles with hybrid drive, Daimler now has the broadest range of locally emission-free electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells. This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment.
Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities on five continents. Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz, the brands smart, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, Fuso, Setra and Thomas Built Buses. The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI). In 2012, the Group sold 2.2 million vehicles and employed a workforce of 275,000 people; revenue totaled €114.3 billion and EBIT amounted to €8.6 billion.
