Daimler Wants to Be a Part of It…Do You?

The sharing economy is booming across the world and shaking up traditional industries. There’s Uber’s ride-sharing in transport and AirBnB in hotel and Spotify in music; from offices to bicycles, there are share options to be had. But thus far, the market for car-sharing remains in what can only be described as an embryonic state.

The Rolls-Royce Cullinan: a Diamond in the Rough?

I suppose it was about as depressing as it was inevitable when Rolls-Royce announced that it too was going into the SUV game. The company that has steadfastly manufactured extreme high-end vehicles for the world’s well-heeled would pander to the demands for vehicles in that segment of the market as well.

Has the future arrived as Gogoro sets out to conquer Japan?

About a year ago, we wrote about a brand new company coming out of Taiwan that may just reshape the future of electric propulsion in cars, and it doesn’t even make cars; no, it makes Scooters. (Read also: Is this the Tesla of Scooters?) Well, just twelve short months later, Gogoro has announced a JV with Japanese giant, Sumitomo, to launch its battery-sharing scooter service in Japan, and compete head-to-head with industry giants such as Honda.