GoGet Carshare
by Warren McLaren, Sydney
on 09.17.05
We’ve reported on car sharing schemes before. The likes of ZipCar, FlexCar and StreetCar. So what makes this one different? Well, first it has a spunkier, more creative name and secondly it is Australia’s first professional such service. About 4 years old, it operates out of both Sydney and Melbourne. It’s won a swag of awards and has a growing membership, who reckon that car sharing is “cheaper than owning their own car, renting a car for short trips, bout the same price or cheaper than renting a car for long trips and more convenient than all of the above.” Costs for something like Ernie the Echo [by Toyota] pictured here, are based around $4-6 AUD per hour, depending on the plan one is signed up for. GoGet directly pays for the petrol, although if the tank get under 1/4 full you are obliged to top it up for the next person — GoGet still pay, not you. Their aims are to provide a service that: allows people to live car-free [Think they need better wording here!], decreases car usage, improves local air quality, removes private cars from local streets, increases patronage for public transport, and allows people to lead more active lives. ::GoGet
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It is exciting to see carshare taking off everywhere. I live in the Minnesota and am thinking about joining the car share in the Twin Cities: Hour Car.
They have an All-Hybrid Fleet on top of it all. It seems like the best choice for city living!
We called it GoGet because thats what people use cars to do.
GoGet some shopping
GoGet the kids
GoGet someone from the airport!
It was thus named one night after one too many scooby doos.
Thanks for the plug, keep up the good work,
Nic from GoGet