Carsharing: A Green Way to Drive
I've always thought that the only green way to drive is to drive a hybrid car... until I experienced a new way of driving: Carsharing.
I just obtained my driving license in November and was very eager to drive. But buying a new car is just too costly; renting a car costs a lot too; all my friends advised me against getting a used car; that leaves me with one choice: Carsharing.
So I signed up a carsharing plan at CitySpeed.
As booking a car costs about S$12 an hour, I really had to do some serious prior planning before every booking in order to optimise every drop of petrol and every minute. In the process, I realised that there are actually many travelling alternatives and I would only book a car when it is absolutely necessary and more cost-effective than public transport.
Hence, indirectly, Carsharing promotes the wise use of the limited resources we have and it has been proven to reap several green benefits.
So I believe I would continue Carsharing for a while, at least until my membership expires in Nov 2008 or until I've saved enough for my dream car: The Honda Civic Hybrid (Winner of the 2006 World Green Car)
I just obtained my driving license in November and was very eager to drive. But buying a new car is just too costly; renting a car costs a lot too; all my friends advised me against getting a used car; that leaves me with one choice: Carsharing.
So I signed up a carsharing plan at CitySpeed.
As booking a car costs about S$12 an hour, I really had to do some serious prior planning before every booking in order to optimise every drop of petrol and every minute. In the process, I realised that there are actually many travelling alternatives and I would only book a car when it is absolutely necessary and more cost-effective than public transport.
Hence, indirectly, Carsharing promotes the wise use of the limited resources we have and it has been proven to reap several green benefits.
So I believe I would continue Carsharing for a while, at least until my membership expires in Nov 2008 or until I've saved enough for my dream car: The Honda Civic Hybrid (Winner of the 2006 World Green Car)
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