I recently read a blog post from Gabrielle Proulx about the company Car2Go, and found she made some excellent points.

Link to Gabrielle’s Blog Post: permalink

Gabrielle points out that Car2Go is a very environmentally conscious company because it means that customers who do not drive often are less likely to buy a car. Of course, this means less CO2 emissions from more cars on the road. People can instead rent the cars already available. I would also add that these cars are Smart cars and their fuel consumption is significantly less than that of most cars.

Gabrielle also talks about the convenience for students , and I would have to agree. She talks about the rental cars allowing students to avoid (often costly) repairs, and parking passes. I would also add the price of gasoline often frightens student (and other people in general), and since these students do not own a car, the constant worry of an empty fuel tank does not plaque them.

Overall, in my opinion Gabrielle’s blog post about Car2Go is well written and obviously a lot of thought went into her comments. I enjoyed reading it and learned a thing or two about these cars I see EVERYWHERE on campus!