[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY7faqvBVz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] I point out to my guest (Pat Mahan from FunRide) that I see a great deal of reason for alarm with the expanding war, no clean energy policy in the US, etc. — and I ask, “Does the …
Tag: Funride
Car Sharing — a Reason for Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow? — Final Part in a Series of Eight
Tagged with: 2GreenEnergy Report, brighter tommow, car-sharing, Funride, Pat Mahan, reason for hope, video
2GreenEnergy Report – Car Sharing, Demographics and Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Seven in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwFD5XOVMUU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] FunRide’s Pat Mahan was on the 2GreenEnergy Report, discussing the demographics that make car sharing work. I’ve observed that ZipCar, the 600 pound gorilla of car sharing, tends to do well in certain cities, and not so well …
Car Sharing and Its Role in Sustainability – Part Six in a Series
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcjtp3gXlCE&w=445&h=364] Pat Mahan explicates his organization’s long-term plans on the 2GreenEnergy Report. I really loved having Pat on the show. He was comfortable and relaxed, but really took the obligation to articulate the value of car sharing — especially sharing …
Car Sharing and Its Role in Sustainability – Part Six in a Series Read More »
Car Sharing's New Ideas – Part Five in a Series
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZzqv1zFyo&w=445&h=364] Here, I interview FunRide’s Pat Mahan on some of the new ideas that are at the forefront of the concept of car sharing. I offer Pat what I thought was a terrific idea: car sharing on college campuses to …
FunRide: Car Sharing with a Twist – Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Four in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV4PvVhIgGA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] FunRide‘s Pat Mahan explains that his company represents “car sharing with a twist,” i.e., a fleet of 100% alternative fuel vehicles. I first came across this company years ago when I first set out to learn something about …
FunRide: Car Sharing with a Twist – Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Four in a Series Read More »
Car Sharing — Social Benefits — Part Three in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJgObXAA1Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Pat Mahan of FunRide discusses the social benefits of car sharing with me on a recent airing of the 2GreenEnergy Report. In my mind, the degree to which car sharing is successful is an indicator of the degree …
Car Sharing — Social Benefits — Part Three in a Series Read More »
Tagged with: 2GreenEnergy Report, car-sharing, electric transportation, Electric Vehicles, EVs, Funride, Pat Mahan, social benefits, video
What Is FunRide? Car Sharing and Alternative Fuel Vehicles — Part 2 in a Series
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtxpBvM-v0&w=445&h=364] Here’s another snippet of my talk with Pat Mahan from FunRide. Here, he talks about his organization, which offers car sharing and alternative fueled vehicles. I ran across FunRide a couple of years ago in meetings I had with …
What Is FunRide? Car Sharing and Alternative Fuel Vehicles — Part 2 in a Series Read More »
Car Sharing with Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part One
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYJzpN22pzg&w=445&h=364] Here’s Funride’s Pat Mahan speaking with me about car sharing and alternative fuel vehicles on a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report. Car sharing is an important phenomenon, insofar as it reduces the net number of cars that are …
Car Sharing with Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part One Read More »
Car Sharing with a Twist – Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Funride’s Director of Operations Pat Mahan discusses alternative fuel vehicles and the fantastic social and personal benefits of car sharing with me on a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report. I’ve known about Funride for a couple of years, and …
Car Sharing with a Twist – Alternative Fuel Vehicles Read More »
Funride – Car Sharing with a Unique Twist
What do you know about car sharing? You know – the idea that your life circumstances may require you to have access to a car as needed, yet they may make it supremely impractical to own one. Take a moment …
