2008 2008 headquarters stuttgart germany number of locations 30 services carsharing parent daimler ag website www.car2go.com car2go is a subsidiary of daimler ag providing carsharing services in european and north american cities . the company offers exclusively smart fortwo and mercedes benz vehicles and features one way point to point rentals . users are charged by the minute with hourly and daily rates available . 1 the service forgoes the typical centralized rental office and cars are user accessed wherever parked via a downloadable smartphone app . citation needed as of october 2016 car2go is the largest carsharing company in the world with over 2 000 000 members . 2 contents 1 history 2 locations 2.1 current 2.2 former 2.3 future 3 business model 3.1 vehicles 3.2 apps 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit daimler introduced the service in ulm germany in october 2008 3 where it was developed by one of its internal business innovation units and was first tested exclusively by daimler employees . 4 as of october 2016 update car2go operates over 14 000 vehicles which serve eight countries and 30 cities worldwide with over 2 000 000 customers . 5 starting in may 2015 car2go added a 1 driver protection fee for each ride to offset the lowered deductible . 6 since inception car2go withdrew from several locations including britain where it closed its service in london and birmingham after only a year of operation . 7 due to a lack of charging stations car2go in san diego california decided to replace all of its all electric vehicle fleet with gasoline powered cars starting on 1 may 2016 . when the service started in 2011 car2go expected 1 000 charging stations to be deployed around the city but only 400 were in place by early 2016 . as a result an average of 20 % of the carsharing fleet is unavailable at any given time because the cars are either being charged or because they don t have enough electricity in them to be driven . 8 locations edit current edit the following table details all locations where car2go is active as of january 2016 car2go member card reader that allows access to the vehicle car2go cars in austin texas city municipality country vehicles type start date reference austin u.s. 300 gasoline & electric 000000002010 05 01 0000may 2010 9 d sseldorf germany 300 gasoline 000000002011 02 01 0000february 2011 10 hamburg germany 700 gasoline 000000002011 04 01 0000april 2011 11 vancouver canada 1 275 gasoline & electric 000000002011 06 01 0000june 2011 12 13 14 san diego u.s. 400 electric 000000002011 11 01 0000november 2011 15 amsterdam netherlands 350 electric 000000002011 11 01 0000november 2011 16 vienna austria 800 gasoline 000000002011 12 01 0000december 2011 17 18 madrid spain 500 electric 000000002015 11 01 0000november 2015 19 washington d.c. u.s. 700 gasoline 000000002012 03 01 0000march 2012 20 21 portland oregon u.s. 465 gasoline & electric 000000002012 03 01 0000march 2012 22 berlin germany 1 200 gasoline & electric 000000002012 04 01 0000april 2012 23 toronto canada 375 gasoline 000000002012 06 01 0000june 2012 24 calgary canada 550 gasoline 000000002012 07 01 0000july 2012 25 cologne germany 350 gasoline 000000002012 09 01 0000september 2012 26 stuttgart germany 500 electric 000000002012 11 01 0000november 2012 27 28 seattle u.s. 750 gasoline 000000002012 12 01 0000december 2012 29 30 minneapolis saint paul u.s. 535 gasoline 000000002013 09 01 0000september 2013 31 32 columbus u.s. 300 gasoline 000000002013 10 01 0000october 2013 33 denver u.s. 400 gasoline 000000002013 06 01 0000june 2013 34 35 munich germany 300 gasoline 000000002013 06 01 0000june 2013 11 milan italy 700 gasoline 000000002013 08 01 0000august 2013 36 montreal canada 460 gasoline 000000002013 11 01 0000november 2013 37 38 39 rome italy 600 gasoline 000000002014 03 01 0000march 2014 40 41 florence italy 200 gasoline 000000002014 05 01 0000may 2014 42 frankfurt germany 250 gasoline 000000002014 09 01 0000september 2014 new york city u.s. 550 gasoline 000000002014 10 01 0000october 2014 43 44 stockholm sweden 250 gasoline 000000002014 11 01 0000november 2014 turin italy 450 gasoline 000000002015 03 01 0000march 2015 45 prato italy 35 gasoline 000000002015 11 01 0000november 2015 46 chongqing china 400 gasoline 000000002016 04 01 0000april 2016 47 former edit the following table details all locations where car2go is no longer active as of january 2016 update city municipality country start date end date reference ulm germany 000000002008 10 01 0000october 2008 000000002 014 12 01 0000december 2014 48 49 lyon france 000000002012 02 01 0000february 2012 000000002 012 06 01 0000june 2012 50 london united kingdom 000000002012 12 01 0000december 2012 000000002 014 05 01 0000may 2014 51 birmingham united kingdom 000000002013 05 01 0000may 2013 000000002 014 05 01 0000may 2014 52 south bay los angeles u.s. 000000002014 06 01 0000june 2014 000000002 015 06 01 0000june 2015 53 eugene oregon u.s. 000000002014 10 01 0000october 2014 000000002 015 06 01 0000june 2015 54 copenhagen denmark 000000002014 09 01 0000september 2014 000000002 016 01 01 0000january 2016 55 arlington virginia u.s. 000000002015 09 01 0000september 2015 000000002 016 05 01 0000may 2016 56 miami u.s. 000000002012 07 01 0000july 2012 000000002 016 02 01 0000february 2016 57 future edit car2go plans the following openings as of january 2016 update city municipality country start date no . of cars reference brussels belgium 000000002016 10 01 0000october 2016 300 58 business model edit the car2go business model is similar in all markets although rates vary by location . the company charges a per minute rate with discounted fixed rates for hourly and daily usage also available and applied automatically . 59 the rates are all inclusive and cover rental gas insurance parking in authorized areas and maintenance . in horseshoe bay canada a popular satellite parking location near vancouver bc canada a fee of 10 is now charged for ending your trip there on fridays and saturdays . a low fixed annual fee is sometimes also charged . in most markets car2go vehicles can park in either specially designated parking spots or in standard parking areas with a special permit from the local municipality . 60 vehicles edit two car2go smart electric drive cars charging at the herengracht in amsterdam car2go 4 door mercedes benz b class and a 2 door smart fortwo in downtown vancouver in most cities car2go offers only two passenger vehicles namely two types of smart fortwo car2go edition vehicles gasoline powered and electric powered . the gasoline powered cars can be found in three variants based on roof configuration original with integrated solar panel roof ; upgraded with a panoramic polycarbonate roof and power side mirrors ; and new featuring a standard roof . citation needed electric car2go models are currently available in several markets have a range of 84 miles 135 km and need to be recharged every two or three days . 61 in its canadian markets car2go has a pilot program in place to supplement its fleet with a small number of four door mercedes b class vehicles . 62 63 apps edit first party and third party apps for mobile devices allow users to locate and reserve vehicles . 64 when reserving a car online the customers are able to see the car s fuel gauge gasoline powered cars or the battery s state of charge electric powered cars so if the customer wants to go for an extended drive they can find the right car for that trip . 65 see also edit carsharing references edit stephanie steinberg and bill vlasic 2013 01 25 . car sharing services grow and expand options . the new york times . retrieved 2013 01 26 . car2go crosses two million global member milestone . daimler s car2go rent a smart anywhere anytime . autoblog.com . retrieved 2012 12 21 . jeremy korzeniewski 2008 10 21 . daimler s car2go rent a smart anywhere anytime . autoblog . nick gibbs . car2go poised to top 1 million users . automotive news . taylor soper . car2go adds 1 driver protection fee for each ride to offset lowered deductible geekwire . geekwire . griffin jon 23 may 2014 . car2go scrapped a year after setting up in birmingham . birmingham mail . retrieved 23 january 2015 . garrick david 2016 03 16 . car2go switching electric cars to gas . the san diego union tribune . retrieved 2016 03 25 . update car2go car sharing program goes public in austin texas . gizmag.com . retrieved 2012 11 26 . smart news d sseldorf s ready for car2go . news.thesmart.co.uk.s112875.gridserver.com . 2012 02 13 . retrieved 2012 11 26 . a b https web.archive.org web 20130615132021 http www.daimler.com technology and innovation mobility concepts car2go . archived from the original on june 15 2013 . retrieved june 21 2013 . missing or empty title help car2go canada ltd. car2go poised for growth in vancouver this spring . newswire.ca . 2012 03 20 . retrieved 2012 11 26 . december newsletter vancouver . car2go . 2012 12 21 . car2go cuts richmond north vancouver coverage . 19 january 2016 . car sharing car2go brings new electric fleet to san diego . times of san diego . electromobility in the netherlands highlights 2014 pdf . netherlands enterprise agency . april 2015 . retrieved 2015 10 15 . car2go starts in vienna with contactless technology made in austria . nfc development & consulting . nfc.cc . retrieved 2012 11 26 . car sharing options growing fast in vienna . 2014 07 11 . madrid estrena su servicio de car sharing el ctrico con 350 coches de car2go . elmundo.es . retrieved 2015 11 11 . daimler s car2go car sharing service starts in d.c. portland this month . green.autoblog.com . retrieved 2012 11 26 . clabaugh jeff 2015 08 20 . car2go comes to arlington with a catch . washington business journal . retrieved 19 october 2015 . lizzy duffy . first car2go bike rack spotted in portland . opb.org . world s largest car2go fleet deployed in berlin . green.autoblog.com . 2012 04 30 . retrieved 2012 11 26 . car2go launches short term car rentals in toronto joining zipcar autoshare even taxis in moving market . thestar.com . 2012 06 13 . retrieved 2012 11 26 . on the road no slowing down for car2go in calgary . calgaryherald.com . 2013 07 25 . retrieved 2013 08 22 . car2go expands to cologne germany rental operations . auto rental news . 2012 09 10 . retrieved 2012 11 26 . smart news stuttgart says guten tag to car2go . news.thesmart.co.uk.s112875.gridserver.com . retrieved 2012 11 26 . stromautos auch bald im strohg u . stuttgarter zeitung.de . retrieved 2014 04 06 . car2go introduces a new way of carsharing in seattle washington . retrieved 21 december 2012 . car2go seattle expansion . retrieved march 2015 . check date values in access date help http www.broadwayworld.com article car2go introduces carsharing in minneapolis 20130827 . retrieved august 27 2013 . missing or empty title help dead link car2go n.a. llc 8 january 2015 . car2go kicks off 2015 with a bang with over 20 000 car2go ... twin cities minn. jan. 8 2015 prnewswire . prnewswire.com . car2go brings point to point carsharing to ohio . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2014 07 09 . danny king . car2go comes to denver with 300 smart fortwo car share vehicles . autoblog . hello denver . car2go . retrieved 23 march 2015 . milano car2go aumenta la flotta . corriere della sera . 28 october 2014 . retrieved 28 october 2014 . auto en libre service car2go arrive montr al . retrieved 2013 10 04 . media advisory launch of car2go in montreal . 2013 10 04 . montreal looks into setting up an electric car sharing service . retrieved 2015 11 28 . http www.motorionline.com 2014 02 18 car2go a roma il car sharing smart nella capitale