THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
John Cail of Merchants Fleet outlines use cases in which fleet operators are implementing technology to facilitate automated, on-demand access to vehicles. The higher utilization is allowing them to eliminate 15% of their fleet vehicles — and in some cases 30%.
Maven, launched in 2016 as a no-membership-fee carsharing service, will continue to be available in some of the markets its leaving under the peer-to-peer carsharing service, Maven Gig.
Green Commuter is an all-electric vanpool provider based in California that offers vanpooling, carsharing, shuttle service, and fleet replacement.
The app also integrates services for ride-hailing and taxi partners — without customers having to leave the app.
The cooperation comprises five joint ventures: Reach Now for multimodal services, Charge Now for charging, Free Now for taxi ride-hailing, Park Now for parking, and Share Now for carsharing.
The introduction of the car club is an extension of a long-term program where Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicles have been used to lower business mileage, reduce emissions, and improve air quality.
At the same time, the company announced the end of its association with HyreCar, so that it can fulfill its mission of working exclusively with automotive retailers.
Geared towards this vision of future urban mobility, a new mobility offering will be created that is easy to access, intuitive and focused on the needs of the user.
The announcement came during a presentation Monday at the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco.
General Motor’s is expanding its Maven carsharing platform to now reach 10 cities by the end of the year, according to the automaker.