Carsharing in Europe and North American: Past, Present, and Future

摘要: Most automobiles carry one person and are used for less than hour per day. A more economically rational approach would be to use vehlcles intenslvely. Carsharing, in which people pay a subscnption plus per-use fee, Is means of doing so. Carsharing may organlzed through affinity groups, large employers, translt operators, neighborhood or carshanng businesses. While carsharing does not offer convenient access vehicles, it provide users with range fewer ownership responsibilities, cost (if vehicles intensively). Societal benefits include demand parking space the indirect resultmg from costs being directly tied actual usage matched trip purpose. This article reviews experience shared-use vehmte serxqces explores thelr ,prospects future, focusing on trend toward expanded services advanced communmatlon reservation technologies