Car Sharing

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1. Car Sharing
   

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2. • Organizations which allow their members to
   use a group of shared vehicles and pay only
   when they use them.
   • Can be for profit or non-profit.
   What is Car Sharing
   

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3. • Began in Switzerland in 1987
   – 30 members and two vehicles
   • Rapidly spread to Germany, Austria,
   Netherlands, and then most of Europe
   • French Canadian clubs began in mid-nineties
   • Most US car sharing programs were formed
   in the last 6 years
   History of modern car sharing
   

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4. • 15 major programs
   • 61,651 members
   • 939 vehicles
   • Dozens more programs
   in planning
   Car Sharing in US
   City Members Cars
   San Francisco 2500 80
   Boston 4200 131
   Chicago 750 16
   New York 1650 53
   Washington DC 2200 41
   

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5. Car Sharing in US
   

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6. • 11 major programs
   • 10,812 members
   • 528 vehicles.
   City Members Cars
   Montreal 5140 238
   Quebec City 1470 85
   Toronto 1600 63
   Vancouver 1800 90
   Car Sharing in Canada
   

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7. • 52,000 members and growing
   • 700-1200 vehicles
   • 950 locations
   • 400 communities
   • Switzerland’s population is 7.4 million
   – 7% are car sharing members
   Switzerland
   

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8. Car Sharing in Europe
   • 75000 members
   • 3500 vehicles
   • Many small organizations fall under larger
   umbrella organizations
   • Car Sharing is successful in small cities,
   unlike the US experience thus far
   

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9. • Moved from informal co-ops to
   professionally run companies and non-
   profits
   • Technology has simplified bookkeeping and
   reservation
   Car Sharing Evolution
   

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10. • Online application and
    reservation forms
    • Real time car
    availability online
    • Keyless entry to all
    vehicles
    • Onboard computer
    tracks mileage and time
    • Automatic billing by
    Credit Card
    Car Sharing Technology
    

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11. • Joining Fee
    • Deposit
    • Monthly Fee
    • Hourly or Daily Charge
    • Per mile charge
    Car Sharing Pricing
    

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12. Pricing Examples
    City Joining
    Fee
    Deposit Monthly
    Fee
    Per Mile Per Hour Other
    San Francisco
    (Non Profit)
    $30 $300 $10 $0.44 $4.00 Half Price Hourly
    after 10 PM
    New York
    (Zip Car)
    $25 $100 $4.16 $0.20 $8.50-
    $10.50
    Each reservation
    includes 125 free
    miles
    Quebec City $0 $418 $2.30-
    $23.00
    $0.12-
    $0.23
    $1.22-
    $1.63
    Various Plans
    involve higher
    monthly fees and
    lower per mile fees
    Berlin $65-
    $195
    $325-
    $975
    $0 $0.36 $10.40 Lower rates for 24
    hour reservations
    possible
    London $0 $188 $28 $0.32 $5.25 Free hourly after
    midnight
    

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13. • Maximum daily per hour charge
    – Allows for daily rentals like traditional car rental
    – Encourages longer reservations and overnight use
    • Set number of miles built into reservation
    – Easier to estimate the cost of trips
    – Less incentive to reduce VMT
    • Reduced evening hourly rates
    – Encourages use during off peak times
    Car Sharing Policies
    

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14. • Young
    • Technology Savvy
    • Live in dense large cities
    • Attracted by cost savings and environmental/
    social implications
    • Car sharing is a lifestyle choice
    • Many use as a backup car to allow a 2-3 car
    household to drop one car.
    Car Sharing Customers
    

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15. • 6-7 private cars are replaced (ECS Study).
    • Energy consumption for transport reduced by
    50% (Swiss Office for Energy Affairs)
    • Car travel reduced by 72% (Swiss Study)
    • Fewer 2-3 Car Households
    • A bright future given current growth rates
    European Car Sharing
    Successes
    

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16. Switzerland
    

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17. • Higher Rates
    – Car use and ownership costs are higher in Europe
    so car sharing costs can be higher and still be
    competitive
    • Partnerships
    – Transit agencies promote car sharing by locating
    cars near or in transit facilities and promoting car
    sharing clubs on transit vehicles
    Differences
    

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18. • Car sharing is seen as part of a transportation
    network including transit, intercity rail,
    walking/biking and taxis.
    – European programs partner with these agencies
    • Car locations are accessible
    – Walk, bike or use transit to access cars
    – Many agencies negotiate free or reduced parking
    rates for car sharing vehicles with local
    governments
    Lessons for the US
    

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19. • Transit use
    – Use non-car modes for a majority of their trips, or
    else they will own a car
    • Partnerships
    – Partnering with other car sharing agencies allows
    members to use cars in a variety of cities, reducing
    intercity driving and vehicle use in other cities.
    Car Sharing Requirements
    

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