Photo Gallery Car-Sharing in Germany
German carmakers are flooding major cities with affordable short-term rental cars in a wave of new car-sharing initiatives aimed at appealing to people who no longer want to own a vehicle. But the programs may end up making urban congestion worse.
German carmakers are flooding major cities with affordable short-term rental cars in a wave of new car-sharing initiatives aimed at people who no longer want to own a vehicle. BMW's version is called DriveNow.
Daimler has a similar initiative called Car2Go. But critics say that the new programs could actually lead to more congestion.
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A cyclist in downtown Munich: Many young people in Germany are opting to do without a car altogether. This is the group that carmakers are targeting with the new initiatives.
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Unlike their predecessors, the new car-sharing programs will provide direct competition to public transport.
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