Study: car sharing is good for cities Bashny.Net

Can car-share to improve the appearance of towns and to force people to abandon private cars? A new study has proven that car sharing really improves the environment and reduces traffic. The object of the study was the service Car2go, owned by Daimler.


University of California at Berkeley studied how changed the urban life and mobility in cities in which there is a Car2go service. The system was launched in 2010 and currently operates in 30 cities around the world.





Researchers interviewed 9500 users of Car2go in Canada and the United States and also used data provided by the service. The sponsor of the study were made by Daimler.

Users of Car2go drove 7% fewer miles than when using your car or regular taxi services. The level of greenhouse gas emissions fell by an average of 10%. Since Car2go users either sell their car or refused to purchase new, each car Car2go "taken away" for a 7-11 vehicles, so vehicles on roads became less.





Service Car2go operates in 9 U.S. cities and 4 canadian cities. Only in the world has 14000 car service was almost 2 million users. To become a client of the service, once you need to make $35. The vehicle is rented by the minute, hourly and daily. Min rent is worth 41 cents an hour — $15, day — $85. Additionally, the taxes are paid. To choose a machine app that shows the nearest vehicles. Must be booked in half an hour. You can leave your car anywhere — Car2go agreed with administrations of cities about free Parking for vehicles of service.

Owning a personal car is no longer considered a mandatory option for urban residents. Increasingly, they prefer taxi services, carpooling and car sharing. The authorities of Helsinki invited the residents to abandon private cars and go for a new transportation system, which by 2025 should appear in the city. The system combines public and private transport and allows you to get in any convenient way — from a car with fellow travelers to a mini-bus service.





Experts also predict that car-sharing will be the basis of future transport. Only cars will already be unmanned.The Agency's report, ABI Research reported that by 2030, 400 million people are actively using robotic vehicles in the common areas. The first step will be street rental (car sharing), then the popularity will get the search services of travel (carpooling/ridesharing), and the third step will be the services of a robotic transport. published

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: hightech.fm/2016/07/25/carsharing