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Sunny share
Car-sharing starts to take off. |
Clark Williams-Derry |
14 Jul 2005 |
Gristmill |
| Here's a bit of interesting news on car sharing companies, which, according to The New York Times, are catching on a bit in Europe. The most salient bit: Studies suggest that one shared car replaces 4 to 10 private cars, as people sell their old vehicles...The result is a 30 to 45 percent reduction in vehicle miles traveled for each new customer. Now, 30 to 45 percent is a pretty sizeable decline in driving. But this shouldn't come as too much of a surprise; ... |
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| Topics: cars, consumerism, travel (all these topics) |
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