Car Sharing

Basics

• A system of Car Rental / Community Ownership, where rather than each person having a car, they use it when needed
• Can be especially relevant for non-routine use (ie the area is Walkable / public transit is available for some things, but a car may be needed for longer trips), or for specialty vehicles ( (mini-)vans for people, or cargo vans or pickup trucks/flatbeds for cargo)
• Thus each person essentially has a fleet of cars for them to use!
• There are many services, but two main "categories" of sorts
  • Fixed Location
  • Scattered (Just park it, and leave it for the next person to pick up)
• They are also usually managed/interacted with online via a website and/or app

Existing Services

• Quick Reference/Source on this

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Car Sharing
• A Video by the YouTube Channel "Not Just Bikes" Titled "You Don't Need to Own a Car if You Don't Drive to Work - Carsharing"