THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Green Commuter is an all-electric vanpool provider based in California that offers vanpooling, carsharing, shuttle service, and fleet replacement.
Enterprise's commuting programs typically consist of four to 15 coworkers who meet at a central location to board a newer van or SUV — sometimes equipped with Wi-Fi, GPS, and satellite radio — and travel to and from work together.
XL delivered 154 hybrid electric GMC Savana cargo vans for California Vanpool Authority (CalVans) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet.
Chariot will refund all remaining commuter ride credit balances when service officially ends.
These services are to be extended to major cities in Europe, North America, and Asia as early as 2020.
Alphabet's mapping and navigation app, Waze, will launch its carpooling service in southern California on June 6 in an expansion of the service that's now available in northern California and Israel.
The coming year in the automotive industry will bring more connected fleet vehicles, increased use of alternative fuels, ride sharing as a cost-reduction strategy and more semi-autonomous features in new vehicles, according to fleet management company experts.
The California Competes Tax Credit Committee has approved a $250,000 tax credit for Green Commuter to assist the Los Angeles-based company with continued expansion of its electric vehicle car sharing, vanpool and fleet replacement service.
Green Commuter will introduce Tesla Model X vehicles to its vanpool and car share service. The battery-electric seven-passenger SUVs will be used by workers to commute to and from their jobs during rush hour.
General Motors China has introduced a carpooling pilot program for employees based in Shanghai that enables them to arrange rides together using a self-developed mobile app.