Sharing economy
Sono Motors' PV-powered EV opens for pre-orders
Drivers can now reserve the novel electric car with built-in solar panels for as little as €500
Electric vehicle sales set to smash expectations as 'momentous inflection point' nears
Influential analyst firm BNEF upgrades EV adoption forecasts, tipping them to make up 54 per cent of new car sales by 2040
Jaguar Land Rover invests $25m in ride sharing app Lyft
Deal will see Jaguar provide Lyft with fleet of its vehicles and enable firms to test and develop driverless and digitally connected vehicles
Peer-to-peer site Chargie aims to let EV owners rent out chargepoints
New sharing economy venture enables owners of electric vehicles to rent their chargers to other green motorists
Why transportation tech is on a collision course for 2017
From self-driving Ubers to the battle brewing over the next Tesla, the mobility revolution is poised to come to a head this year
PSA Group launches electric car sharing scheme in Madrid
New service marks start of carmaker's plans to roll out electric car sharing programmes across European capitals
Nissan gears up for sharing economy with launch of 'digitally powered' car sharing scheme
'Get & Go' scheme uses smart algorithms to create tailored groups of nearby car owners to share ownership of new Micra
Exeter wheels out UK's first electric bike-share scheme
E-bikes are now available to rent from five docking sites across the city, with more coming soon
How Stage Intelligence is bringing Tour de France precision to urban bike sharing schemes
London-based firm Stage Intelligence uses artificial intelligence to capture data and drive efficiencies in bike hire schemes
BMW's car sharing scheme hits 20,000 users in London
DriveNow claims milestone shows London has proof of concept for car sharing
Zipcar launches expanded plug-in hybrid fleet
Partnership with Westminster City Council and Volkswagen UK will see car club deploy 50 plug-in hybrids capable of traveling over 30 miles with zero emissions
Could IT really cut EU emissions by over a third?
BT report argues wider use of ICT in business has potential to bring significant carbon emissions cut, as well as a £525bn economic boost
Is the public losing its taste for car ownership?
Survey reveals that a quarter of the British public feel they don't need a car, though more are considering electric car ownership
Making the financial system more resilient
Chris Foster from Alliance Trust Investments considers how best-practice investing can boost the resilience of financial sector
No room for complacency
In the latest in our Green Business 2022 series, Acciona's Felix Rivas considers the most disruptive trends facing the green economy over the next six years
Peer-to-peer power? Finance tech comes to solar energy
What happens when two disruptive industries meet? Peer-to-peer lending is changing the way solar energy is being financed and invested
From energy-harvesting speedbumps to hyper-efficient air conditioning: Four clean tech ideas that could change the world
Winners of the Decarbonathon clean technology challenge present innovative ideas for tackling urban carbon emissions
2015: The year the sharing economy went B2B
From transportation to real estate, the past year has ushered in a sea change in who is buying and selling underutilised assets
Football League launches carbon-saving car share initiative
Liftshare.com teams up with the Football League to offer supporters dedicated lift-sharing service
Europcar snaps up majority stake in E-Car Club
Car hire giant acquires majority stake in UK-based electric car club pioneer
Liftshare boss: Is venture capital hindering or helping the sharing economy?
Liftshare founder Ali Clabburn warns peer-to-peer businesses need to focus on creating a community first and foremost