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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
PATS CarShare
RelayRides
Spride
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http://www.spride.com
By Dana Hull
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19778908
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