carshares

Communal car services

Carshares are vehicle-sharing arrangements where multiple people have access to cars without individual ownership.

Members typically pay fees to use vehicles stationed throughout a city, reserving them by the hour or day: I use carshares instead of owning a car.

The term also refers to the services themselves or to specific instances of shared rides.

service

Zipcar

Short-term auto service

rental · booking · app · reservation · pickup · dropoff · station · pod · availability · unlock

sustainability

emissions

Substances released into air

green · transit · congestion · parking · urban · reduction · alternative · environmental · sustainable · public-transport

community

neighbors

Those dwelling nearby

local · network · household · arrangement · informal · agreement · schedule · coordination · family · friends

economics

affordability

State of being purchasable

savings · budget · pooling · expenses · utilization · efficiency · peer-to-peer · income · monetization

Opposites
vehicle ownership model

carsharesprivate cars

Individually owned motor vehicles

company cars · family car

access exclusivity

carsharesfamily cars

Vehicles sized for households

reserved parking

transportation philosophy

carsharescar ownership

Legally having a vehicle

private ownership · car dependency

Family

carsharing, carshare

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G