Entries by Peter Krahenbuhl

In the News: EV Carshare, Affordable Housing & Bi-directional Charging

In what may be a national (global?) first, Colorado CarShare is proud to be part of a groundbreaking project that is transforming the way we use electric vehicles (EVs). In short, we’re piloting EV carshare in affordable housing with bi-directional chargers. The City of Boulder, in collaboration with Xcel Energy, Colorado CarShare, Boulder Housing Partners […]

DON’T become a Statistic – Drive Winter Safe!

There were 745 lives lost on Colorado roads in 2022 according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the most statewide since 1981. As a carshare member, what can we do to protect ourselves? First and foremost, the number one thing you can do (under any weather conditions), is to PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN and pay […]

Carshare Launches in Summit County & Breckenridge!

Colorado CarShare is excited to announce the launch of its electric vehicle (EV) carshare program in Summit County with Xcel Energy and the Town of Breckenridge. Intended for locals and visitors alike, now you can carpool or take the bus up into the mountains and still have an awesome AWD with ski and bike racks […]

Nation’s first Electric CarShare Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) Technology!

Colorado CarShare and The Alliance Center are excited to announce a partnership that will improve community mobility while reducing carbon and costs! The goal — tackle climate challenges and maximize positive impacts for business and society.  Earlier this year, The Alliance Center announced a vehicle-to-building (V2B) project in collaboration with Fermata Energy. The pilot will […]

Free CarShare Use for COVID-19 Vaccinations!

Colorado CarShare is now offering *free CarShare rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments for our community’s most vulnerable! In pursuit of our mission to support increased social, economic and mobility access and equity, we are currently providing free car share use for people at higher risk of illness. This includes 65+ year old adults, front-line workers, […]

Colorado CarShare & City of Denver Launch Electric Car Share Program

Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR), Colorado Carshare and Denver Housing Authority (DHA) are thrilled to announce the expansion of an electric vehicle (EV) car share program into six under-resourced communities in Denver. With support under the federal CARES Act this includes the deployment of six shared EVs and associated “charging stations” […]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s all EV Carsharing we go! (ish)

We are super excited to announce the fact that we enter 2021 with nearly 25% of our carshare fleet electrified! That’s right, we now have a dozen electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrid electric (PHEVs)! The journey has been an adventure, one that we’re just beginning! The Adventure Began! In the summer of 2017 Colorado […]

Say Hello to Colorado CarShare!

Happy Birthday to US! 22 years ago (we turned 22 on 8/22/2020 to be exact!), we were founded as Boulder Car Share, a small neighborhood nonprofit sharing a little red car and a big dream: Improving lives in our community by enabling a car-free lifestyle. A lot has changed in the last 22 years, both […]

eGo Alert – Celebrate Earth Day!

Dear eGo Amigos & Amigas! As we celebrate the 50th Earth Day, it is hard to believe what an incredibly difficult time we’ve all been through. At eGo CarShare we’ve already had to take over a quarter of our fleet offline, at least for now. But…in a world where millions are now unemployed and business […]