PhillyCarShare

Since acquired by Enterprise Holdings last August, PhillyCarShare (PCS) has replaced 100% of its fleet with new cars, added more than 25% in additional cars and expanded to 23 new neighborhood locations, according to a Jan. 10 press release. The new cars and expanded locations were introduced to PhillyCarShare to continue efforts to meet members’ ongoing needs. With an emphasis on energy efficiency, new vehicles include many alternative-fueled cars and hybrids, as well as specialty vehicles such as pickup trucks,

PhillyCarShare has recently been acquired by Enterprise Holdings. This exciting partnership will not only provide an influx of new vehicles and additional resources, but also enrich each member’s car-sharing experience. You can read the full press release here.

Joint project by PhillyCarShare and American Cancer Society has provided 1000 free rides for cancer patients since its inception on January 1, 2011.

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PhillyCarShare is proud to join seventeen other carsharing organizations in forming a new CarSharing Association!

6ABC’s HealthCheck profiled PhillyPatientRide as volunteers start meeting patients. See the story that aired right here!

PhillyPatientRide – Exciting new initiative between PhillyCarShare and the American Cancer Society creates free rides for cancer patients to lifesaving appointments. Beginning January 4, 2011, PhillyCarShare and the American Cancer Society will be joining forces to sponsor a program that matches volunteers with car share vehicles to provide cancer patients with free transportation to scheduled treatments. This initiative includes an organized coalition of businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations with Penn, Hahnemann, Temple and Jefferson hospitals participating in the initial phase.

This article by By Carolyn Beeler was originally published by newsworks. PhillyCarShare will add 16 fully electric vehicles to its 250-car fleet by this summer. The cars will use most of the 20 new charging stations the city plans to install using a $140,000 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant from the state. Gerald Furgione, the Executive Director of PhillyCarShare, says this is a good way to introduce the city to more mainstream use of electric cars. The average trip in a

This post by Allison Stadd originally appeared on uwishunu.com Governor Rendell and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently announced that the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability is set to receive a $140,000 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant to purchase and install chargers for 20 electric vehicles in Philadelphia. The chargers will serve 18 electric cars that PhillyCarShare and Zipcar will add to their fleets, in addition to two public parking spaces with charging services. No word yet on when

PhillyCarShare maintains Manayunk Avenue pod. By Jonathan Aicher was originally published in roxborough.patch.com Though Manayunk and Roxborough lie about 5 miles from Center City, residents can still participate in Philadelphia’s nonprofit car sharing program. PhillyCarShare began in 2002 as a way to “maximize the economic, environmental, and social benefits of reduced automobile dependence in the Philadelphia region through community-based car sharing,” according to its mission statement. With one pod located in the Philadelphia Parking Authority lot on Manayunk Avenue at