Where to after Earth Hour? BMW’s car sharing scheme is one
March 27, 2011 by green team
Filed under Business, Green Living, Green Reporter
What are the other car sharing schemes we have in Singapore? Any in Jakarta?
More signs that the era of the personal automobile may be slowly coming to an end: BMW is launching an interesting new car-sharing system in Munich next month, with plans to bring it worldwide.
Called DriveNow, the system will use about 300 cars—both Mini Coopers and BMW 1-Series models. After registering for the system for a one-time payment of €29 (about $41 at the moment), you can look up cars in your area, reserve a free one, unlock it electronically, drive it anywhere within the service boundaries, and drop it off wherever it’s convenient. For each ride you simply pay 29 cents per minute, up to €14.90 (about $21) per hour (you pay no extra for gas).
It seems like an especially simple system, and the price is reasonable. At $21 per hour, it would be cheaper than a cab—even cheaper than parking in some cities.
via GOOD.
Toyotas ultimate eco-car to be priced at 5 mil. yen
June 19, 2010 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
Well, by the time it gets here, and with our prohibitive auto taxes, it’ll be way more expensive than 5 milion yen (S$76,000).
Toyotas ultimate eco-car to be priced at 5 mil. yen.
America’s dirtiest vehicles
November 13, 2009 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
How dirty are the cars on our roads – even though most of the Dodges and Chevrolets aren’t sold here.
Just because a car has low fuel efficiency doesn’t mean it’s the worst polluter on the road. The Chevrolet Suburban and Dodge Challenger are some of the biggest gas-gulpers available, but they don’t cause quite the environmental harm other cars do.
That title is reserved for vehicles that combine their poor gas mileage with high tailpipe and greenhouse gas emissions. Think along the lines of some of the bulkiest cars on the road, like the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chevrolet Trailblazer and Dodge Dakota.
