Archive For The “Carpooling” Category
(Thanks to Larry Ballis for contributing to our blog) Back in the days of the Great Depression and World War Two, people were told to share baths (no wonder there was a baby boom). If you are a student, then why not share a bath or shower with your partner to save money? Don’t [...]
There’s a fun video of the Tesla Model S burning rubber. Heh. Yeah. It’s neat. We’ve even got a few users with Tesla’s registered on the site, so if you want a chance to check out how she rides, go ahead and register yourself now. Go ahead. It takes two seconds. And you might end up [...]
There’s a great infographic that Carpooling.org put together that really captures the potential financial savings you can reap by carpooling. You start saving money immediately with just one more person in the car, but as you can see, the savings really start to pile up once you’ve got two or three people in the car. [...]
We’ve got a great guest post from the good folks at officespaceforrent.org on some ways that you can make your commute a little less hellish. Our favorite method is obviously to ride with a friend, but there are lots of things you can do to keep your blood pressure down: For workers who live far from [...]
Just wanted to give a quick shout-out to Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year. As fans of anything that can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, Tesla’s Model S represents a huge step forward toward a more sustainable future. It’s also freaking beautiful. I mean, look at this bad boy: I know, [...]
Hey gang, Friday, October 26 is International Carpooling Day. Of course, there’s no better way of celebrating than by logging on and finding a new ridesharing partner. But we wanted to remind everyone of some of the benefits from traveling with others. 6 Reasons to Rideshare Save Money. The average American spends close to $9,000 [...]
And the winner of our FunFunFun Fest ticket contest is… Brad Howe! Congratulations, Brad! Not only will you be saving money by ridesharing to the FunFunFun Fest, you’ll also have two free passes for the weekend waiting for you at will call. Don’t forget to keep an eye on this blog for more contests and [...]
Hitching a ride might become so easy in the near future that most people won’t even need to own a car, if the bright minds at Google are correct. Joe Kraus, a partner at GoogleVentures, predicts that within the next 5 to 10 years carpooling will become so popular and easy that the number of [...]
Usually, our cars are just gigantic vacuums for our cash. We’ve become accustomed to our cars being giant pits we throw our money into. According to AAA, the average annual cost of owning a car climbed to $8,946 this year. And that doesn’t even take into account tolls and parking costs. But what most people [...]
The word “slugging” brings a few images to mind: hard-hitting baseball players and slimy, slow invertebrates. Surprisingly, it also refers to waiting outside an HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane to hop into someone’s car. Simply put, it’s carpooling (or ride sharing). The sluggers get a free ride and the driver gets to enter the HOV lane. What’s [...]
