Are We Ready For Car-Sharing?

Already popular in Europe for a decade, the concept of car-sharing is catching on in congested urban areas in the U.S.

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December 20, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In a just-completed survey, members ranked convenience as the biggest reason for using Zipcar, saving money as second. "Eighty to 90% of the time, I can get the car I want," Kleffman says. The survey showed half the members make more than $80,000 a year, and 90% have college educations... The lack of parking spaces in congested urban areas is the biggest draw for car-sharing consumers."

Thanks to Linda LaSut

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