cars:car_sharing [Knowledge Commons]

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====== Car sharing ======


![](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/carsharing.jpg)

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> “Several Chinese auto and transportation industry leaders are preparing for a future in which people share cars, rather than own them individually.” - Evelyn Cheng


Car sharing can mean: 

1. Individuals sharing journeys in one vehicle - called car sharing or lift sharing in the UK and ride-sharing or carpooling in the US. 
2. Short-term car rental - called car clubs in the UK and carsharing in the US.

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===== Further resources =====

- [Carsharing Association](https://carsharing.org/)
- [Not Driving Alone](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/wp2010-01.pdf)
- [Sustrans](https://www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/our-blog/get-active/car-clubs-and-car-sharing/) - car clubs & car sharing
- [liftshare](https://liftshare.com/uk)


===== Related topics =====

- [Low-impact transport](litr:transport)
- [Hitchhiking](hitc:hitchhiking)

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