Tuesday, April 20, 2010

In Austin Texas, Car2Go is going official

zipcar3-240x180Thanks to German company Car2Go, Austin Texas should be seeing SmartCars in a new light. All city and state officials in Austin could have the possibility to share automobile service with the year old pilot program. Car2Go is a service within the car-sharing business that charges users by the minute for use of the SmartCars, which is a model that is becoming more and a lot more popular in larger cities.

How it works with Car2Go

A automobile sharing system that places a large number of cars in an urban area is called Car2Go. Anyone who is a "member" of Car2Go can rent cars with their wise auto by the minute. Car2Go cars can be picked up or dropped off within the Car2Go area. At only 35 cents per minute, these Car2Go cars can help up urban residents who don't need a automobile but sometimes need to use one.

Car2Go vs. ZipCar

ZipCar, presently operating in 49 U.S. cities also as in Vancouver, Toronto, and London, is an American business, founded in 2000. After acquiring Flexcar in 2007, ZipCar represents about 50 percent of car-sharing around the world. Both Cars2Go and ZipCars rely on their "members" to unlock and rent the cars. ZipCar also has partnerships with many U.S. businesses and universities that help students and commuters time-share their autos.

The Benefits of sharing cars

ZipCar and Car2Go are just two companies that both are part of the growing number of car-sharing services being offered within the US and around the world. Several large cities around the United States, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Buffalo, San Francisco, Boulder, NYC, Denver, Salt Lake City, all have start-up auto sharing networks. The car-sharing systems increase flexibility, reduce congestion, and rend to be more environmentally friendly. Additionally, large fleets of autos like Car2Go and ZipCar tend to make use of hybrid and electric vehicles, dramatically increasing the overall fuel efficiency for hundreds of drivers in each city.



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