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RelayRides Car Sharing Service Gets Boost From OnStar

Wired -- Car sharing is starting to gain traction among urban dwellers who occasionally need a vehicle for a few hours, but don’t want to go the rental company day-rate route. In a recent Review Roundup, we found that the P2P car-sharing service RelayRides, which allows car owners to rent their vehicles for a cut of the fee, offered some of the lowest rates but had one of the thinnest fleets.

RelayRides initially launched in Boston and San Francisco two years ago and rolled out nationwide in March of this year. But the company’s community-sourced stable could grow exponentially starting today, as owners of GM vehicles with an active OnStar account can use the system to make access to their cars easier. And it potentially expands the RelayRides pool to over 6 million vehicles.

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Submitted Jul 18, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,391 Points:760,995 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 6:50:46 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Good use of the technology.
gudrench Champion Author Houston Posts:2,623 Points:529,990 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 5:42:46 AM Ignore gudrench Report Abuse Good for them. No one wants to ride with me, I'm a scary driver.
johnd900 Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:475 Points:192,305 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 4:18:27 AM Ignore johnd900 Report Abuse Car sharing, brilliant!
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2012 1:47:27 AM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse Car Share is very popular in Ontario, Canada right now. I see a lot of Car Share stickers on the backs of cars in traffic. Don't know how it's working out, I haven't spoken to anyone involved with it.
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