Car2go, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, and the city of San Diego have officially launched North America's first all-electric car sharing network. Car2go began deploying 300 Smart fortwo electric drive vehicles Friday in San Diego, which are now in service and available for use.Unlike traditional car sharing schemes, Car2go says it meets the daily needs of members by providing a free-floating network of vehicles that is truly available on-demand for point-to-point trips.
Manitou, a maker of telehandlers, aerial platforms and forklifts, has reported sales for the half year 2015 up 6% to €681 million.
The company, based in Ancenis, France, also reported net income of €17 million versus €14 million for the same period last year.
Order intake on equipment in second quarter of this year was €252 million versus €248 million in Q2 2014.
"The growth regions remained in North America and northern Europe, however with less sustained momentum than last year,” said Michel Deni
France and Sweden are the most adept car-sharing nations, according to an Ipsos study.
Following the research involving 10,500 people in 12 countries, the most adept car-sharing populations are the Swedes (21%), the French (21%) and the Germans (20%). For Italians, Spaniards, Americans, Canadians and Australians, the rate of car-sharers is 13-15%. By contrast, only 7% of the British, 3% of Norwegians and 1% of the Japanese practise car-sharing. The Ipsos study also shows that car-sharing is especially attr
Increasing the range of its 'non-impact' products, Italian company Indeco has launched the new Multi 1000. Designed to meet the needs of the American market, where large-size equipment is more popular, the Multi 1000 is said to be the ideal tool for large-scale demolition work and can be mounted on carriers from 36-60tonnes. The other features which have made the products in the Multi series so successful are all on the 1000, including its innovative design, and its exceptional robustness and versatility.
