City CarShare
{{Short description|Carsharing program in California, US}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = City Carshare
|logo = CityCarShare Logo.jpg
|logo_alt = City CarShare logo
|logo_size = 180px
|type = Non-profit
|services = Carsharing
|merged = Getaround
|successor = Getaround
|formation = {{start date and age|2001}}
|key_people = Rick Hutchinson (CEO)
|affiliations = CarSharing Association
|founding_location = San Francisco, California, U.S.
|dissolved = {{end date and age|2016|11}}
|homepage =
}}
City Carshare was a carsharing program that operated in the San Francisco Bay Area, starting in 2001.{{cite news |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2012/11/27/electrifying-car-sharing/ |title=Electrifying car-sharing |date=November 27, 2012 |newspaper=San Francisco Gate |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |author=Michael Cabanatuan}} It rented vehicles by the hour.{{cite news |url=http://abc7news.com/archive/6114404/ |title=Commuting ideas for the Bay Area |date=30 April 2008 |accessdate=8 September 2020 |publisher=KABC-TV |first=Heather |last=Ishimaru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415220834/http://abc7news.com/archive/6114404/ |archive-date=15 April 2016}} In November 2016, the company effectively ceased operations, when Getaround, a for-profit, carsharing company, took over City CarShare's fleet, parking spaces, and member base.{{cite web|title=City CarShare hands over on-demand auto rentals to Getaround|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/City-CarShare-hands-over-on-demand-auto-rentals-10605179.php}}
History
At its inception in 2001, City CarShare was the only carsharing program in the San Francisco area.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Car-sharing-catching-on-with-Bay-Area-drivers-2655425.php |title=Car-sharing catching on with Bay Area drivers / Firms provide autos for those who don't want hassle of ownership |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |date=January 22, 2007 |newspaper=San Francisco Gate |author=Michael Cabanatuan}} By 2002, the company expanded to Oakland, Berkeley, and Palo Alto.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2002/11/18/daily8.html |date=November 18, 2002 |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |newspaper=San Francisco Business Times |title=City CarShare names new leader}} In 2004, City Carshare sold off cars from its fleet in favor of using shared vehicles.{{cite news |url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-04-22/article/29787 |title=CarShare Now Offering Wheelchair-Accessible Vans |date=April 22, 2008 |accessdate=April 3, 2013 |author=Riya Bhattacharjee |newspaper=Berkeley Daily Planet}}
In 2011, City CarShare was one of eighteen organizations to form the North American CarSharing Association, the world's largest.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/3-minute-interview/2011/02/city-carshare-chief-talks-about-new-organization |title=City CarShare chief talks about new organization |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |date=February 25, 2011 |author=Laura Colgan |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner}} City CarShare was one of the lead organizations in the new association, which had 100,000 members upon its launch.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2011/01/sfs-city-carshare-heads-industry.html |date=January 26, 2011 |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |title=San Francisco's City Carshare heads industry group |author=Eric Young |newspaper=San Francisco Business Times}} In 2011, City CarShare also partnered with the city of San Francisco to provide on-street parking exclusively for City CarShare vehicles.{{cite news |url=http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/10/plan-to-devote-street-parking-places-to-city-carshare-launches.php |title=Plan To Devote Street Parking Places To City CarShare Launches |date=October 3, 2011 |accessdate=March 12, 2013 |author=Dan McMenamin |publisher=Bay City News}}
In November 2016, City CarShare reached an agreement with Getaround, where Getaround took over City CarShare's fleet, parking spaces and member base.{{cite news|title=City CarShare hands over on-demand auto rentals to Getaround|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/City-CarShare-hands-over-on-demand-auto-rentals-10605179.php |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=10 November 2016 |first=Carolyn |last=Said}}{{cite web |title=Getaround and City CarShare join forces |url=https://blog.getaround.com/getaround-and-city-carshare-join-forces/ |publisher=Getaround |accessdate=8 September 2020 |date=9 November 2016}}
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