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Expert guide to pros, cons of car-sharing

COLLABORATIVE CONTENT Many people have cars they barely use daily. Luckily, a car-sharing model can save people money and energy while providing them with a ride. Car sharing is becoming popular, although it’s still often confused with ride-sharing. The former is when a car owner shares their car with a stranger and shares the cost of the ride. Car sharing doesn’t require owning a car. It was created to reduce car ownership in urban areas. The concept: A car share practitioner downloads an app to determine what cars are available for use in their proximity. A person then uses the car for a certain period and leaves it in any parking lot or specially designated area for car sharing. It’s

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Uber, Lyft suspend group rideshares nationwide

Uber and Lyft, the country’s two largest rideshare companies, have both suspended their group rideshare services in response to increasing coronavirus concerns. “Our goal is to help flatten the curve of community spread in the cities we serve,” said Andrew Macdonald, an Uber executive. “We remain in close contact with local leaders and will continue to work with them to discourage nonessential travel.” Uber and Lyft will continue to offer single-passenger rides. Via has suspended shared rides in New York City, but will offer individual rides in line with the Mayor’s mandate at 20 percent off. In other cities, Via  has reduced the total passenger count of our shared rides to provide for proper social distancing in line with CDC

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#83 GIG one-way rental car debuts in Sacramento

Tony Bizjak, the long-time transportation writer for the Sacramento Bee, recently wrote an article and was the driver in the publication’s online video about GIG. It’s the new on-demand, one-way rental car service available in Sacramento and other select cities. Bizjak is the first of our two guests on Episode #83 of The Weekly Driver Podcast. Our second guest is Mike Blasky, the Media Relations Specialist of AAA for Northern California, Nevada and Utah. He’s based in Walnut Creek, California. GIG (Get In, Go) is working in conjunction with AAA on the project. GIG relies on the Toyota Prius hybrids in San Francisco Bay Area, but the Sacramento region is using all-electric Chevrolet Bolts. An estimated 260 Bolts will be

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