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POSTED: 9:30 a.m. CDT August 11, 2003
UPDATED: 10:18 a.m. CDT August 11, 2003
MADISON, Wis. -- Owning a car can be an expensive headache, but what are you going to do? Most of us need one.
A new company, Community Car, in Madison is offering an alternative -- car sharing.
You pay $15 a month and have access to a fleet of fuel-efficient cars at $4 an hour and 40 cents a mile.
The company says using a car for 20 hours a month to run errands costs about $120, a lot less than a car payment.
There are an estimated 19 car-sharing companies operating in cities on the East and West coasts, and one recently opened in Chicago.
Learn more about car sharing at http://www.carsharing.net.
Matt Joseph: Hybrids Can Power The Future
A new company, Community Car, in Madison is offering an alternative -- car sharing.
You pay $15 a month and have access to a fleet of fuel-efficient cars at $4 an hour and 40 cents a mile.
The company says using a car for 20 hours a month to run errands costs about $120, a lot less than a car payment.
There are an estimated 19 car-sharing companies operating in cities on the East and West coasts, and one recently opened in Chicago.
Learn more about car sharing at http://www.carsharing.net.
Matt Joseph: Hybrids Can Power The Future
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