Motoring costs on the rise, so is car sharing

US Car sharing company Zipcar's chief executive Scott Griffith continues at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) website: "We can give them the same freedom of car ownership at a much lower cost." Car sharing is the ideal solution for urbanites who need a vehicle for occasional grocery shopping or evenings on the town, according to members.

But environmental concerns are also a motivating factor. "More and more people are interested in having a sustainable way of life," Griffith said.

Zipcar claims that forty per cent of its members would have kept a vehicle or would have purchased a primary or secondary vehicle if Zipcar did not exist.

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