Share Now
former german car rental company
Share Now GmbH was a German carsharing company, formed from the merger of Car2Go and DriveNow. From 2022, it was a subsidiary of the Free2Move division of multinational automaker Stellantis providing carsharing services in urban areas in Europe, and formerly in North America. It had over four million registered members and a fleet of over 14,000 vehicles in 18 cities across Europe.
The company offered only Smart, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mini, Fiat and Citroën vehicles during the period when it was jointly owned by BMW and Mercedes-Benz and arranged one-way point-to-point rentals. Users were charged by the minute, or by hourly and daily rates. A smartphone app was used to enable hirers to access the vehicle.
Stellantis acquired ShareNow in July 2022 via its Free2Move subsidiary. The company is gradually integrated until April 2024 into Free2Move.
History
Daimler introduced the service in Ulm, Germany, in October 2008, where it was developed by one of its internal business innovation units and was first tested exclusively by Daimler employees.
Starting in May 2015, car2go added a $1 'Driver Protection Fee' for each ride to offset the lowered deductible.
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