I thought so too. But remember, Vancouver is one of the only major cities (that I'm aware of) which didn't allow Uber/Lyft. Until now.

I'm sure it was successful in Vancouver. It's elsewhere where it was losing money.

In Toronto they got in a spat with the city over street parking and pulled out about a year ago. Really unfortunate as it was a great service, and seemed successful in terms of adoption. There's a new one in its place called Commune Auto, but lacks the visibility, as those little Car2Go smart cars with their branding really stood out.

While that hurt car2go, I think Uber/Lyft would have ultimately killed them in Toronto anyway.

At least in Calgary, Uber was 2-3x the price of Car2Go. You could get halfway across town in 15 minutes, and pay ~$7 for the trip if you got one of the smart cars. It was great. Last time I checked Uber, it was $18 for the same trip.