http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/zipcar-launches-first-electric-vehicle-pod.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:42:17 +0000 The limited battery range and lack of known charging stations, which have hindered electric vehicles’ popularity among average folks, turn out to be a match made in heaven for Zipcar. With a vast majority, 95 percent, of its customers using the service for trips lasting less than four hours and not more than 25 miles, electric cars are ideally suited for the Zipcar sharing platform. Including Citroen c1 and plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius the Electric Vehicle Pod aims to extend the platform for evaluation of new alternative vehicle technologies. The world’s largest car sharing service launched another innovative project earlierRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/fastfleet-zipcar-for-the-government.html Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:36:55 +0000 Today Zipcar unveiled their latest venture: FastFleet, a new service that employs Zipcar’s carsharing system for public sector vehicle fleets. Instead of letting their cars sit idle, public agencies can use FastFleet’s network and system for car pick up and drop off, so a smaller number of vehicles can be used as and when needed, across employees. Unlike Zipcar, FastFleet doesn’t provide any cars – just the infrastructure (and accompanying technology) for carsharing across the network. Washington DC was the first city to try out the system, and in its four month pilot, has saved a reported $300,000 through smarterRead more...]]>