Car Sharing

The Real Risk Of Car Sharing

New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Car Rental, Car Crashes, Car Sharing, Car Insurance, Car Crash, Peer-to-Peer-Car-Share, Ron Lieber, Relayrides, Money News

Last month, I wrote about RelayRides, a company that helps you rent your car to strangers. It’s a big enough idea that the company has attracted inv...

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The Risk Of Sharing Your Car

The New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Car Sharing, Peer to Peer Car Share, Car Insurance, Relayrides, Money News

At first glance, the idea of person-to-person car sharing appears to be the perfect solution to any number of problems. People with idle cars (and ...

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The Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Recycling, Terracycle, Small Business, Recycle, Car Sharing, Startup, Social Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Zipcar, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Mba, Small Business News

In order to make a potentially game-changing idea a long-standing reality, it's highly recommended that social entrepreneurs look at their business model and ask a very simple question: Could my company be a profitable one?

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Zipcar Debuts Brand-New Pilot Program -- Only In San Francisco

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Zipcar San Francisco, Video, Zipcar Sf, Car Sharing, Zipvan, Car Sharing San Francisco, Truck Rental, Van Sharing, Zipcar, U-Haul, San Francisco, Van Rental, Zipvan San Franisco, Pilot Program, San Francisco News

Car sharing service Zipcar has already fundamentally changed the way hundreds of thousands of people across North America and the United Kingdom get a...

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Auto Industry Market Leaders Validate Car Sharing

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Gm, Car Sharing, City CarShare, Ford, Zipcar, Anti-Consumerist, Carsharing, Enterprise, San Francisco News

As green pundits bemoan our consumer society, the culture is quietly morphing to slow the amount we buy.

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Struggling San Francisco Startup Gets Big Boost From Big Auto

AP | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Relayrides San Francisco, Relayrides Gm, Car Sharing, General Motors Invests Relayrides, Relayrides Sf, Car Sharing San Francisco, Relayrides General Motors, Relayrides, Gm Invests Relayrides, San Francisco News

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. is hoping to stay on the leading edge of transportation trends by investing in a San Francisco company that links p...

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Young People Are Losing Interest in Cars, But That Doesn't Mean the End of the Road for Automakers

Matthew DeBord | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Automakers, Demotorizing, Chevy Volt, Car Sharing, Asia, China, Cars 2, Lightning McQueen, Transportation, Ownership, Business News

Lightning McQueen may as well take his place next to Thomas the Tank Engine: The reign of the car as the central fetish of American life is drawing to a close.

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WATCH: New Service Lets Car Owners Rent Out Their Own Cars

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Automobiles, Britain, Car Sharing, Car Insurance, Start-Ups, Cars, Whipcar, Business News

In over 300 towns across Britain, drivers are renting privately-owned vehicles using a new service called WhipCar. "The car is typically a person's...

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PHOTOS: 9 Creative Ways To Not Own A Car

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Car Alternatives, Environment, Bike Culture, Green Transportation, Green Living, Bike, Green Living Tips, Green Zipcar, Walking Bus, Carpool, Green Delivery, Taxi Sharing, Car Sharing, Rollerblades, Slidepollajax, Zipcar, Metrocards, Smarter Ideas, Green News

Eco-friendly transportation is no longer merely a fad but now a necessity in greening our lives. Whether your green transportation of choice is your ...

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Ownership Is So Last Century: From Owners/Consumers to Borrowers/Lenders

Starre Vartan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hertz, Consumers, Car Sharing, Lending, Borrowing, Seventh Generation, Burlington-Vermont, Green News

When I get to thinking about it, the only things I want to own outright are things I want to pass along to another generation, that have personal meaning to me. Who needs the rest?

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Designing for Nextopia

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nextopia, Sharing Toys, Green Living, Car Sharing, Happiness, Product Service Systems, Video, Green News

Wouldn't you be happy with a lot less stuff if you knew that when you wanted that 'new' feeling you could easily afford it?

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