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Car sharing
Sunday 13 October 2024
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Whoever shares a car uses one car with multiple people. You use the car when you need it. When you don’t need it, someone else can use it. In this way, the car is used more efficiently and thoughtfully.
Here is the translation into English:
Car sharing is particularly useful for:
- those who don’t own a car but need to use one occasionally,
- those who use their (second) car infrequently (less than 12,000 km per year),
- those considering buying a (second) car.
You can share your car in different ways. You can use the services of car-sharing organizations that provide their own cars. These companies make their cars available to their members. The user pays the organization for the use of a car. The cars are located in various spots close to the users.
There are also car-sharing organizations without their own cars, which have an online platform where car owners can rent out their vehicles. Anyone registered as a user can rent a car on the platform at a price set by the owner.
Private carpooling (Bee Carpooling) involves a car that belongs to an individual. The owner does not make a profit but receives the actual cost per kilometer shared. For example, individuals can take the initiative to start a car-sharing group or join existing car-sharing groups with their own agreements and rules.