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Car-sharing networks flourish in the Bay Area

By Dana Hull

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Posted: 01/22/2012 06:05:00 PM PST
Updated: 01/23/2012 03:16:31 AM PST

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PATS Car Share president Patrick Mahan, left, shares a laugh with a customer,… ( Dai Sugano )

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Donnie Fowler owns a 2006 Saab that’s fully paid for, but he almost never drives it. A self-employed consultant who lives in San Francisco, he often works from home and takes public transportation to most of his meetings.

But his car does not sit idle — it’s out on the streets earning money. Fowler rents out his Saab for $8 per hour via Getaround, one of several car-sharing networks that have sprouted in the Bay Area. Since joining Getaround in the fall, Fowler has earned more than $800 — money that goes straight into his infant daughter’s college fund.

"Peer-to-peer"
car-sharing services
in the Bay Area

Getaround

http://www.getaround.com

PATS CarShare

Car Sharing

RelayRides

http://www.relayrides.com

Spride

http://
http://www.spride.com

By Dana Hull

Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19778908

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