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They killed themselves when they converted their fleet from Smart cars to full-sizes Mercedes. The new fleet was impossible to park. It was such an obvious mist
by ABeeSea 5y ago
They killed themselves when they converted their fleet from Smart cars to full-sizes Mercedes. The new fleet was impossible to park. It was such an obvious mistake even at the time. Their users loved the smart cars.
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/car2go-dropping-smart-cars-seattle-fleet-favor-high-end-mercedes-benz-models/ https://www.geekwire.com/2017/car2go-dropping-smart-cars-sea...
- mschild 5y agoAnecdotal, but I've used Car2Go extensively and HATED the smart cars. Always felt like they would fall apart the next time I accelerated. Car2Go (Mercedes) merged with DriveNow (BMW) and are now called ShareNow. VW also runs a service called WeShare. Its somewhat successfull in Germany. I regularly use them in Berlin. ShareNow also only uses VWs electric cara. Mostly last gen VW Golf-e but recently also some ID.3 cars.
- llampx 5y agoI also use ShareNow in Berlin. Another competitor is getaround, formerly Drivy, which is an Airbnb for rental cars.
- flemhans 5y agoIn Denmark, ShareNow's fleet is mostly BMW i3.
- petre 5y agoActually the Smart chasis is pretty well designed, like a roll cage with plastic panels. It would certainly not fall apart but feels that way because it's small, not very well sound proofed and they put the engine inside (!) the habitacle.