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Car Sharing pilot projects like Witkar began as early as the 1960's and 1970's, but modern car sharing programs launched in 1987 in Switzerland and later in 1988 in Germany, and came to North America via Quebec City in 1994. [The first successful car share in the USA, Portland Oregon's CarSharing-PDX
As of January 1, 2012 - based on data provided by Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley
- 25 U.S. carsharing programs claimed 718,596 members sharing 9,817 vehicles; and 92,118 members shared 2,526 vehicles among 19 carsharing organizations in Canada.
Carsharing can now be found in most large cities in the USA & Canada, many mid-sized cities, and hundreds of University campuses (It is even more common across Europe). Below you will find a guide to finding carsharing where you live, as well as a list by city name:
CarSharing Association - member organizations:
- transit-oriented carsharing organizations balancing service with social, environmental and economic benefits in the communities in which they operate. CarSharing.org
- CityCarShare (San Francisco), The Car Coop (Vancouver), I-Go Carsharing (Chicago), AutoShare (Toronto), Communauto (Montreal, Quebec), Phillycarshare, and more
Large rental companies in multiple cities & universities
Auto Manufacturers (still somewhat experimental)
- Car2Go (Daimler) (Austin), Mu by Peugot (Europe)
Other small, independent carsharing companies
- Mint (NYC), iCar (Boston), LAXcarshare (Los Angeles), Timecar (Oklahoma City)
P2P / neighbor-to-neighbor / social carsharing
- Getaround, RelayRides, Wheelz
- WhipCar (UK), Buzzcar (France), CityZenCar (France), Tamyca (Deutschland)
- Drive My Car (Australia)
| City / Region | Organization | 4 hr trip* | Size | $/NGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, VA | zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Arlington, VA | zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Ashland, OR | Ashland CarShare | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Aspen, CO | Roaring Fork Valley Vehicles | ~ | small | for-$ |
| Atlanta, GA | zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Austin,Tx | Austin CarShare | $27.00 | small | NGO |
| Austin,Tx | Car2go | $48.00 | large | for-$ |
| Baltimore, MD | zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Bellingham,WA | Community Car Share of Bellingham | ~ | small | NGO |
| Berkeley,CA | City CarShare | $30.27 | large | NGO |
| Buffalo, NY | Buffalo CarShare | ~ | small | NGO |
| Boston, MA | ZipCar | $31.50 | large | for-$ |
| Boulder, CO | eGo Carshare (formerly Boulder CarShare) | $19.76 | small | NGO |
| Burlington, VT | CarShare Vermont | $34.05 | small | NGO |
| Calgary, AB | Calgary Alternative Transp. Co-op | ~ | small | co-op |
| Chicago, IL | i-go-cars | $34.69 | large | NGO |
| Chicago, IL | Zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Chapel Hill, NC | ZipCar | $20.56 | large | for-$ |
| Cleveland, OH | City Wheels | $32.00 | small | for-$ |
| Denver, CO | eGo Carshare | $19.76 | small | NGO |
| Denver, CO | Occassional Car | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| East Bay, CA | City CarShare | $30.27 | large | for-$ |
| Edmonton, AB | Carsharing Co-op. Edmonton | ~ | small | co-op |
| Eugene, OR | Eugene Bio Car Share | ~ | small | NGO |
| Fairfax County, VA | Zipcar | ~ | Large | for-$ |
| Fernie, BC | Kootenay Carshare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Fort Wayne Car Co-op | ~ | small | co-op |
| Gainsville, FL | Zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Gatineau, PQ | CommunAuto | $18.05 | large | for-$ |
| Greenbelt,MD | ZipCar | $31.50 | large | for-$ |
| Halifax, NS | CarShare HFX | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Hamilton, ON | Grand River Car Share | $28.67 | small | co-op |
| Hoboken, NJ | Corner Car | large | PPP | |
| Hoboken, NJ | ZipCar | $36.00 | large | for-$ |
| Ithaca, NY | Ithaca CarShare | ~ | small | NGO |
| Kaslo, BC | Kootenay Carshare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op |
| Kimberley, BC | Kootenay Carshare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op |
| Kingston, ON | Kelsey | ~ | small | for-$ |
| Kitsap County,WA | Scoot | $34.00~ | large | for-$ |
| Kitch.Waterloo, ON | Grand River Car Share | $28.67 | small | co-op |
| Los Angeles, CA | LAXcarshare | ~ | ~ | for-$ |
| Madison, WI | Community Car | $29.22 | medium | for-$ |
| Madison, WI | U Car Share | $40.00 | medium | for-$ |
| Minn./St. Paul, MN | hOurcar | $36.16 | medium | NGO |
| Minn./St. Paul, MN | ZipCar | $35.39 | large | for-$ |
| Montgomery Cty, MD | ZipCar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Montreal, PQ | Communauto | $18.05 | large | for-$ |
| Nanaimo, BC | Nanaimo CarShare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op |
| NelsonKootenay Carshare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op | |
| Nevada City, CA | ContactMike Foxfoot | ~ | small | ngo |
| New York, NY | Connect by Hertz | $40.00 | ~ | for-$ |
| New York, NY | Mint | $40.00 | ~ | for-$ |
| New York, NY | ZipCar | $44.00 | large | for-$ |
| Oakland, CA | City CarShare | $30.27 | large | for-$ |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Timecar | ~ | small | for-$ |
| Ottawa, ON | Vrtucar | $30.60 | medium | for-$ |
| Philadelphia, PA | PhillyCarShare | $30.84 | large | NGO |
| Philidelphia, PA | ZipCar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Pittsburg, PA | ZipCar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Portland, OR | ZipCar | $38.00 | large | for-$ |
| Portland, OR | U Car Share | $40.00 | medium | for-$ |
| Portland, ME | U Car Share | ~ | medium | for-$ |
| Prince Grgs. Cty, MD | ZipCar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Princeton, NJ | ZipCar | $36.00 | large | for-$ |
| Quebec City, PQ | Communauto | $18.05 | large | for-$ |
| Regina, SK | Regina CarShare | ~ | small | co-op |
| Revelstoke, BC | Kootenay Carshare Cooperative | ~ | small | co-op |
| Rutledge, MO | Dancing Rabbit Vehicle Co-op | ~ | small | co-op |
| St. Louis, MO | Wecar | ~ | ~ | for-$ |
| San Francisco,CA | City CarShare | $29.94 | large | NGO |
| San Francisco,CA | ZipCar | $37.00 | large | for-$ |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | FunRide | $26 | small | For-Profit |
| Saskatoon, SK | Dadro Car Sharing | ~ | ~ | for-$ |
| Seattle, WA | Zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Sebastopol, CA | SolarCarShare | ~ | small | ~ |
| Sherbrooke, PQ | Communauto | $18.05 | large | for-$ |
| Syracuse, NY | CuseCar | ~ | small | NGO |
| Toronto, ON | AutoShare | $34.53 | large | for-$ |
| Toronto, ON | Zipcar | $39.60 | large | for-$ |
| Vancouver, BC | Co-operative Auto Network | $23.08 | large | co-op |
| Vancouver, BC | ZipCar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Vancouver Island, BC | Co-operative Auto Network | $23.08 | large | co-op |
| Victoria, BC | Victoria Car Share Co-op | $19.63 | small | co-op |
| Washington, DC | ZipCar | $31.50 | large | for-$ |
| Whistler, BC | Co-operative Auto Network | $23.08 | large | co-op |
| In Planning | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | Ann Arbor Community Car Co-op | ~ | small | co-op |
| Columbus, OH | Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Dallas, TX | Oak Cliff Car Share | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Eugene, OR | Lane Car Share | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Guelph, ON | Contact Bill Barrett | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Old Westbury, NY | c/o Michael Cellini | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Orlando, FL | contact Andy Nicol | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Portland, ME | c/o Matti Gurney | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Regina, SK | Regina CarShare | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Car Share | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Wilmongton, DE | RideShare Delaware | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Winnipeg, MB | contact Bruce Berry | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Closed etc.. | ||||
| DC / SF / WA / OR | Flexcar | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Atlanta, GE | eMotion Mobility | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Chicago, IL | Ready Car | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Denver, CO | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Detroit, MI | Motor City Car Share | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Detroit, MI | Via Car | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Palo Alto, CA | CarLink II Demo Project | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Portland, OR | Car Sharing Portland | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Riverside, CA | U.C. Riverside Intellishare | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Traverse City, MI | CarSharing Traverse | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| World Wide |
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| Mobility CarSharing Switzerland | Mobility Car Sharing* | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Europe | European CarSharing* | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Austria | DENZELDRIVE | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Belgium | ||||
| 5 cities | Cambio | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Finland | City Car Club | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| France | AutoLibre | ~ | ~ | ~ | Paris | Caisse-Commune | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Paris | Connect by Hertz | ~ | ~ | for-$ |
| Germany | Bundesverband CarSharing* | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| 8 cities | Cambio | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Goettingen | stadt-teil-auto Goettingen | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Kassel | Stattauto Kassel | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Italy | ||||
| Milano | Milano Car Sharing | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Netherlands | Green Wheels | |||
| Norway | ||||
| Oslo | Bilkollektivet | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Trondheim | BILRINGEN | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Bergen | BilRingen | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Portugal | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| Lisboa | Mob Carshaaring | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Spain | ||||
| Barcelona | Catalunya CarSharing | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Sweden | a list | |||
| Goteborg | Majornas Bilkooperativ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| various cities | Sun Fleet | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Denmark ? | Andelsbil.dk | |||
| Aarhus | Aarhus Delebilklub | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| UK | Carplus | |||
| Brighton | Streetcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Cranfield University | CampusCars | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Edinburgh | Smart Moves | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| London | Connect by Hertz | ~ | ~ | for-$ |
| London | Streetcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| London | Zipcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Oxford | ITSM | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Southampton | Streetcar | ~ | large | for-$ |
| Australia / New Zealand | ||||
| Aukland, NZ | Cityhop | ~ | medium | For-$ |
| Brisbane | GWhiz | ~ | small | For-$ |
| Melbourne | Flexicar | ~ | Large | For-$ |
| Melbourne | GoGet | ~ | Large | For-$ |
| Perth | Nexus Car Share | $32 | Small | For-$ |
| Sydney | GoGet | ~ | Large | For-$ |
| Asia | ||||
| Jerusalem | contact Gidon Ariel | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Tel Aviv | Car2Go | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Singapore | Honda ICVS | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Singapore | NTUC INCOME Car Co-op | - | - | - |
| Singapore | Whizzcar | - | - | - |
| City/Region | Organization | 4 hr trip* | Size | $/NGO |
[*Cost for "4 hour trip" is based on "standard rate" for a 4 hour & 40 km (or 24.86 miles), if a person takes about 3 trips per month. Where there are monthly fees, 1/3 is applied to this trip. And any differences between days-of-week are averaged. All gas and insurance is included. | Size refers to the overall company size, not necessarily the specific city's current operating size: Small 1 - 10; Med 11 - 50; Large 51+]