Carsharing is the freedom to use a car without owning one. It’s more than mobility, it’s a movement.

Carsharing is

Smart. Carsharing is the freedom to break loose from all the hassles and costs of owning a car. It is the flexibility to choose from a variety of types of vehicles… or to walk, bike, or take the train more often. It is responsible and convenient transportation that saves you a ton of money and helps our local community save a ton of greenhouse gas emissions.

Carsharing is not

Hard. Carsharing is not paying the high cost of car ownership. And it is not a rental car in the least. It is not waking up at 6am to move your car. And it is not worrying about whether your CO2 footprint is higher than you want it to be. Carsharing is not a hassle, not costly, and not a burden to our local communities.

What is carsharing?

It’s 24/7 access to a fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles without the hassles of car payments, maintenance costs, or insurance premiums. It’s a way to supplement your transportation that’s convenient, easy to use, and affordable. It’s the flexibility to go where you need to go, whenever you want to go.

Not only is it convenient, carsharing is great for the Bay Area, too. We encourage walking, biking, and taking public transportation when possible, with an occasional vehicular rendezvous when necessary. As a result of driving less, City CarShare members have reduced the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere by 250 million pounds over the last ten years. And in the past year alone, 25 million fewer miles were driven on Bay Area roads, and our members collectively saved over $100 million in transportation expenses.