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The market for carshare ends up being an awkward market in the US. Ride share solves urban car problems far better than the old taxi services — mostly problems
by Digory 6y ago
The market for carshare ends up being an awkward market in the US.
Ride share solves urban car problems far better than the old taxi services — mostly problems around parking.
Carshare tries to solve the parking problem, but for long or complex urban trips, or trips involving city to suburbs and back.
But for longer trips in areas where parking isn’t a problem, carshare doesn’t add much compared to established rental car networks (or owning).
- ghaff 6y agoUber ended up really squeezing car share. Traditional rental mostly continued to be the better choice for weekend rentals or maybe even long day rentals, unless car share had a pickup location advantage. But Uber took a slice out of short-term private transportation for trips that weren't too long or too complex. I know a couple who live car-less in SF and they still use Zipcar and whatever the competitor is. But it's a pretty narrow use case.