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The hidden benefit of car-sharing

It might seem bizarre that I say this in a car-enthusiast magazine, but I welcome the arrival of the car-sharing, ride-hailing economy.

Go ahead. Call me a heretic, but hear me out—there’s some counterintuitive stuff happening here. More car-sharing means fewer cars jamming the road, which means more efficient driving speeds. A study by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies showed that for every car-sharing

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