With gas prices and consumers' motivation to lessen their impact on the environment both rising, the growth of car-sharing programs is booming. Currently, approximately 348,000 individuals in 600 cities in 18 countries worldwide share nearly 11,700 vehicles as part of organized car-sharing services, according to a 2007 study by the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. And nearly all of those car-sharing drivers carry an RFID card or key fob to access the cars they use. "RFID cards are the predominant means for accessing car-sharing vehicles," says Susan Shaheen, research director at the center and coauthor of the study.
Source: rfidglobal
