Car2Go Shutting Down Service in Calgary Oct 31 2019

[04Terminator]

I doubt scooters had anything to do with it, but I am truly shocked how many geeks use them.

[vengie]

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Seriously though if someone sees these start popping up at wholesale or auction places someone should make a thread. Curious what they’ll dump them for or if they’ll just get sold off to rental agencies

Not even kidding I would love to know if anyone sees the smart cars come up.

I have a project in mind.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Pulling out before winter is the ultimate troll move to teach the scooter gang a lesson for fucking Car2Go business model over.

Scooter Monday, coming up!!
I bet I'd make better time up MacLeod in the morning with a scooter than the BomalianSumperCars 25km/hr demo derby.
Fuck it - spumoni! I'm not even going in.

[pheoxs]

https://globalnews.ca/news/5972821/c...ar2go-calgary/

City officials to meet with Car2go to discuss why they are pulling out

[Buster]

communism doesn't work even when it's capitalism.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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https://globalnews.ca/news/5972821/c...ar2go-calgary/

City officials to meet with Car2go to discuss why they are pulling out

Cue Nenshi making a big announcement of how the City is expanding their public transit network in 4....3...2....

[Homerrca]

I remember seeing a news article (2016 timeframe) of a east village condo that has no parking spaces and were giving deals for car2go and the ebikes.. It must suck for those folks who bought one thinking they could just use car2go for shopping and such. Guess we will see folks on scooters / bikes trying to haul groceries or ikea furniture home.

[jwslam]

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I remember seeing a news article (2016 timeframe) of a east village condo that has no parking spaces and were giving deals for car2go and the ebikes.. It must suck for those folks who bought one thinking they could just use car2go for shopping and such. Guess we will see folks on scooters / bikes trying to haul groceries or ikea furniture home.

It's N3
"No car. No parking. No worries"

https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes...ng-large-at-n3

[mr2mike]

I just hope the conversation is open to public on the costs the city charges to car2go to align the cab company fares.

[pheoxs]

Gonna miss taking car2go's to the airport though. Usually came out to half the price of an uber even with the airport surcharges.

[killramos]

I can’t wait to be able to street park downtown again.

Thank god the A class never became a car2go, now maybe I can buy one.

[Tik-Tok]

City officials can go fuck themselves. They hindered Uber at every turn, but are going to bend over backwards for Car2Go?

[rage2]

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City officials can go fuck themselves. They hindered Uber at every turn, but are going to bend over backwards for Car2Go?

They're not bending over backwards. If you read the article, this is merely an exit interview. They just have no clue why Calgary became undesirable to Car2Go. It's probably something as simple as financials and has nothing to do with us.

It's the least they can do for all the poor inner city folk that relied on the service to be Carless. City is pro density, and this is a huge backwards step to a high density urban utopia that Council wants for us.

[AndyL]

So car2go is gone and lime and bird will be shut down in a month.

Glad I don't go to Calgary much anymore

[rage2]

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So car2go is gone and lime and bird will be shut down in a month.

Glad I don't go to Calgary much anymore

Why would you even use either service living outside Calgary? haha

[AndyL]

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Why would you even use either service living outside Calgary? haha

To avoid driving or parking downtown

[rage2]

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To avoid driving or parking downtown

Downtown has been dead since oil prices tanked. Even with all the car2gos, parking isn't terrible at all, even the dreaded 5th Ave traffic is pretty easy.

Wait, you still need to drive and park with Car2Go wtf!

[suntan]

They've been struggling everywhere. They're going to be gone soon enough.

[pheoxs]

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Downtown has been dead since oil prices tanked. Even with all the car2gos, parking isn't terrible at all, even the dreaded 5th Ave traffic is pretty easy.

Wait, you still need to drive and park with Car2Go wtf!

Free parking in the James short parkade. Cost me 6$ to take a car2go downtown and park it there. Way cheaper than a parking pass anywhere

[AndyL]

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Downtown has been dead since oil prices tanked. Even with all the car2gos, parking isn't terrible at all, even the dreaded 5th Ave traffic is pretty easy.

Wait, you still need to drive and park with Car2Go wtf!

Nah I park south and use the train... Then walk/lime/car2go from lawyers to courthouse.

And as long as I don't have to pay for parking im ok with it lol.