Mobility as a Service (MaaS) companies

[GRA]

ABG:

Uber sends thousands of Jump e-bikes to the recycling heap

The move comes after Uber sold its bike division to Lime

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/28/ube ... tric-bikes/

[cwerdna]

BlueIndy electric cars will be repurposed — or crushed
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/31/blu ... -scrapped/

[LeftieBiker]

BlueIndy electric cars will be repurposed — or crushed
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/31/blu ... -scrapped/

Despite more than 180,000 rides completed, the demand did not meet expectations. The closure leaves the questions of what will happen to the cars, the built-in chargers, as well as program's dedicated parking. According to Fox 59 and WTHR, at least 30-40 vehicles with various levels of body damage ended up in an Indianapolis scrapyard.

The shells were spotted stacked on top of each other in neat rows. The batteries and powertrains of these vehicles, if functional, will be repurposed. Furthermore, the cars that were not damaged will be shipped to Los Angeles and used for BlueLA, the company's other American ridesharing program.

[GRA]

GCC:

Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/0 ... -lyft.html


Also see https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic. ... 55#p585355

[GRA]

GCC:

Study: EVs put to use in ride-hailing deliver more carbon benefits than in personal use

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/11 ... rsonal-use


Seems pretty obvious, given they're used more hours of the day than a private vehicle, but the article also mentions they're more likely to charge during the day, so can make use of excess solar.

[GRA]

ABG:

Lyft partners with rental group Sixt to target carless city dwellers

Rent a car through the ride-hailing app, bypass the rental counter to pick it up

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/08/01/lyf ... francisco/


More detail on the above via GCC:

Lyft announced that, following on the

success of its rental pilot in California, it is partnering with SIXT rent-a-car to expand car rentals across the US. Starting this August, Lyft riders in Seattle, Las Vegas, and Miami will be able to rent a SIXT car through the Rentals tab in the Lyft app. . . .

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/0 ... -lyft.html