carsharing service . drivenow type private gmbh & co. kg industry car rental founded 2011 2011 headquarters munich germany number of locations see cities services carsharing parent bmw sixt website drive now.com drivenow is a joint venture between bmw and sixt that provides carsharing services in several european cities . drivenow service began in munich germany in june 2011 . 1 as of september 2015 drivenow operates over 4 000 vehicles in five countries worldwide and with over 500 000 customers . 2 the service previously operated in san francisco but was since closed . a similar bmw service reachnow which is focused on north american cities was established in april 2016 in seattle washington . contents 1 cities 2 business model 3 vehicles 4 apps 5 references 6 external links cities edit the following table details all cities where drivenow operates city country vehicles type start date ref . munich germany 680 gasoline diesel electric 000000002011 06 01 0000june 2011 3 berlin germany 1070 gasoline diesel electric 000000002011 09 01 0000september 2011 4 hamburg germany 560 gasoline diesel electric 000000002013 10 01 0000october 2013 5 d sseldorf germany 200 gasoline diesel electric 000000002012 01 01 0000january 2012 6 cologne germany 400 gasoline diesel electric 000000002012 09 01 0000september 2012 7 vienna austria 430 gasoline diesel electric 000000002014 10 01 0000october 2014 8 london united kingdom 270 gasoline diesel electric 000000002014 12 01 0000december 2014 9 copenhagen denmark 400 electric 000000002015 09 01 0000september 2015 10 stockholm sweden 300 gasoline diesel electric 000000002015 10 01 0000october 2015 11 brussels belgium 300 gasoline & diesel july 2016 12 business model edit several bmw activee in service for drivenow charging at googleplex in mountain view california . the drivenow business model is similar in all markets although rates vary between the countries . car rentals are charged by a per minute rate with one off fees for pick up or drop off at airports . discounted rates for parked car multi hour usage and daily usage are also available . 13 the company charges a one time registration fee but there is no monthly charge . the rates are all inclusive and cover rental gas charging insurance parking in authorized areas and maintenance . in most markets drivenow vehicles can park in either specially designated parking spots or in standard parking areas with a special permit from the local municipality . 14 vehicles edit drivenow operates a variety of gasoline powered bmw 1 series bmw x1 and mini vehicles as well the electric powered bmw i3 and bmw activee . 15 in the san francisco bay area drivenow deployed a fleet of 70 bmw activee electric cars in june 2012 . 16 apps edit first party apps for mobile devices allow users to locate and reserve vehicles . 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 . references edit drivenow bmw and sixt joint venture for premium car sharing . bmw blog . drivenow blog . drivenow blog . drivenow munich . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow berlin . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow hamburg . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow dusseldorf . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow cologne . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow launches in vienna austria with discount . sixt car hire blog . bmw and sixt join forces with drivenow scheme to make city driving cheaper . auto express . drivenow copenhagen . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow stockholm . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow brussels . retrieved 6 july 2016 . drivenow uk rates . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow uk how it works . drivenow website . retrieved 6 january 2016 . drivenow . drivenow vehicles . drivenow . retrieved 2013 09 06 . jon fingas 2013 08 22 . bmw drivenow ev car sharing comes to san francisco bay area parknow follows suit . engadged.com . retrieved 2013 09 06 . external links edit official website v t e vehicle rental brands car rental ace rent a car advantage rent a car alamo rent a car auto europe avis rent a car budget rent a car carzonrent citer dollar rent a car enterprise rent a car europcar firefly hertz kemwel localiza national car rental payless car rental redspot car rentals rent a wreck sixt thrifty car rental taxiforsure meru cabs carsharing autolib autoshare buffalo carshare cambio carsharing car next door car2go city car club city carshare cityhop communauto vrtucar community carshare drivenow enjoy enterprise carshare evo car share flexicar flinkster getaround go op gocar goget greenwheels hertz 24 7 justshareit mobility carsharing modo momo car sharing mylescar reachnow rideshare delaware stadtmobil turo 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