>> >>: A FEW OF THE ELECTRIC CARS THAT MAKE UP THE CAR 2 GO FLEET IN SAN DIEGO PARKED
OUTSIDE THE SEA ROCKET BISTRO IN SAN DIEGO, THESE CARS CAN BE RENTED BY THE HOUR OR EVEN
BY THE MINUTE.
THE PROMOTIONAL EVENT ATTRACTED SOME POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND COMMITTED CAR SHARERS.
STEIN SAYS WHEN ME NEEDS A CAR, THERE'S ALMOST ONE NEARBY.
>> >>: BASICALLY, I PULL OUT MY PHONE, GO ON THE CAR 2 GO APP, IT SHOWS ME A MAP, AND
90% OF THE TIME THERE'S ONE WITHIN 5 BLOCKS OF HERE.
>> >>: STEIN DOES NOT OWN A CAR, NO CAR PAYMENTS, NO CAR INSURANCE PAYMENTS AND NO COST OF VEHICLE
UP KEEP.
>> >>: THE COMBINATION OF CAR 2 GO WITH MY BICYCLE AND BORROWING CARS FROM FRIENDS OCCASIONALLY
IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
>> >>: CAR 2 GO IS JUST ONE COMPANY IN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESS.
ZIP CARS AND OTHERS AND THIS ZIP CAR IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM KPBS ON THE SAN DIEGO
STATE CAMPUS.
IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE CARD, CAR YOU HOLD YOUR MEMBER CARD UP HERE, TO START IT YOU
GRAB THIS KEY THAT'S TETHERED TO THE DASH BOARD, AND YOUR CAR RENTAL BEGINS.
ZIP CAR AND CAR 2 GO CHARGE CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 8.50 AND 13 BUCKS AN HOUR.
CAR 2 GO CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 6,000 MEMBERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
OTHER COMPANIES FACILITATE THE SHARING OF PRIVATE VEHICLES, SIGN UP WITH GET AROUND.COM
AND YOU GET A NETWORK OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN RENTING YOUR PERSONAL CAR FOR AWHILE OR
OFFERING YOU THEIRS.
COST SAVINGS AND CONVENIENCE ASIDE, THE DESIRE TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT IS A CLEAR MOTIVATOR.
STUDIES BY THE VICT OR YOU TRANSPORT POLICY INSTITUTE AMONG OTHERS SHOW CAR SHARING MEANS
FEWER CARS ON THE ROAD AND FEWER MILES TRAVELED.
ROBIN CHASE IS THE FORMER CEO OF ZIP CAR.
>> >>: ONE I LOVE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, WHEN YOU PAY BY THE HOUR, AND THE DAY, YOU
DRIVE 80% LESS BECAUSE YOU'RE COGNISANT OF WHY AND HOW SHOULD I TAKE A CAR INSTEAD OF
SOME OTHER MODE.
>> >>: Y LEASE IS THE DIRECTOR OF MOVE SAN DIEGO, WHICH LOBBIES FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.
SHE SAYS CAR SHARING HAS FILL AD VOID FOR SAN DIEGO TRANSIT USERS.
>> >>: PUBLIC TRANSIT DOESN'T FIT FOR EVERYONE.
SOME TIMES IT DOES DOESN'T GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO IN THE TIME.
PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO ARE USED TO DRIVING A CAR, HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY AND BEING ABLE
TO CALL THE SHOTS ON GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN A SET AMOUNT OF TIME.
CAR SHARING FILLS THAT VOID FOR YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO OWN YOUR OWN CAR.
>> >>: FOR HOWARD BLACKSON USING CAR 2 GO DIDN'T MEAN GOING CARLESS, BUT IT DID MEAN
HIS FAMILY OF FOUR COULD GET ALONG BY USING ONLY ONE CAR.
HE SAYS CAR 2 GO HAS BASICALLY BECOME HIS SECOND CAR.
>> >>: I REALLY ONLY NEED TO USE THE CAR 2 GO TO MEETINGS DOWNTOWN, DOWN ON THE WATER
FRONT, OVER IN MISSION HILLS OR OVER IN NORTH PARK THAT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO FAR FOR ME TO
WALK AND I HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR.
>> >>: YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS OUT THERE AND WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF EFFORT YOU CAN TRY SOMETHING THAT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY AND BE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AS WELL.
>> >>: IN SAN DIEGO THE CONCEPT OF CAR SHARING IS STILL PRETTY SMALL.
ZIP CAR PRIMARILY SERVES PEOPLE AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND THE ZONE WHERE YOU CAN USE AND DROP OFF
A CAR TO GO DOESN'T GO NORTH OF MISSION BAY PARK OR EAST OF I 15.
PEOPLE THINK THE CONCEPT OF HAVING A CAR YOU CAN RENT BY THE HOUR OR BY THE MINUTE WILL
EVENTUALLY MEAN YOU DON'T NEED TO OWN ONE, YOU JUST USE IT WHEN YOU NEED IT, AND THEN
WALK AWAY.