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City Car Club is a British car club operators. Established in 2000 and with around 840 vehicles,〔(vehicles ).〕 it is the oldest and one of the largest car clubs operating at a national scale in the country. Operating a range of low-emissions vehicles, it uses the now standard technologies of online booking and smartcards access to the cars. Relying upon support from local authorities, City Car Club works in partnership with communities, attempting to supplement existing public transport infrastructure and act as an alternative to conventional car ownership. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=CTS )〕 On 28 August 2009, City Car Club acquired rivals WhizzGo creating the UK's largest network of hourly rental cars. In 2010 City Car Club added vans to their fleet meaning that members can book a van by the hour in the same way as they do with the cars. ==Origins== Car sharing and car clubs have been a popular choice of motorists in Central Europe since the late 1990s, most prominently in Switzerland where the organisation Mobility has more than 112,000 customers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Mobility )〕 Influenced by this and other organisations, City Car Club was established in 2000 in London and Edinburgh and now operates in thirteen towns and cities around the UK (see 'Locations'). City Car Club has invested over £1M in hybrid vehicles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=City Car Club )〕 It is estimated that the average British car owner spends between £3000 and £4000 per annum on tax, maintenance and other costs;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=CFIT )〕 and government initiatives such as the (UK Commission for Integrated Transport ), as well as NGOs including the Campaign for Better Transport, have cited car club membership as a valid way of reducing car ownership and the resulting congestion and pollution problems. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City Car Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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