Car Sharing

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Random thoughts about developing a car share program for an ARC...

• It is handy to have a wide variety of vehicles available

Vans, Pickups, Hybrids, etc.

• Some fair and equitable ways to charge for the car.

One penny per minute for every minute the vehicle is not available to others.

That adds up to $.60 per hour, or $14.40 per day

For vehicles that are in demand at certain times, add a time of use rate.

A per mile charge that is different for different vehicles

this accounts for wear and tear on vehicle and for fuel

• Some management ideas

Use a website for reservations and automated billing

We could whip up a neat little electronic device that gets installed in each vehicle

Incorporate a GPS in each vehicle to map where it has been

Use thumbscans as ID

Take photos of the interior x minutes after each use.

Record vehicle performance data for maintenance, diagnostics, and abuse detection

Download the info automatically to the billing website