I’ve wanted to divorce my car for a while now, and during the summer months, with less to do and more time and daylight to do it in- the temptation becomes even more intense. But then when the schizophrenic Colorado weather decides to dump a foot of snow in the middle of “spring,” I’m truly thankful I can bundle into my ancient Corolla, however rickety it may be. If only there were a way to have a car only when I needed it…

One solution to the on-again, off-again vehicle situation has come to the Denver metro area, and it’s name is Occasional Car.

Different from renting or car pooling, car sharing (as OccasionalCar.com explains) is a service that provides members with access to a fleet of vehicles in their neighborhood on an hourly basis. Once you become a member, you can reserve one of the cars via the Internet or telephone and drive it for as long as your reservation. It is not car pooling because it is your vehicle for the amount of time you reserve it. It is not like traditional car rentals because you pick up and drop off the vehicle at the same designated.

In a time when maintenance, repairs, and gas can be inconvenient expenses, Occasional Car offers a convenient and environmentally-friendly alternative owning cars, which, according to the Environmental Defense Fund emit more than 300 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year in the United States.

Dever Occasional Car rates are extremely reasonable as well, starting as low as $3.49 per hour and 24 cents per mile (gas, insurance and parking included) for cars like Toyota Prius or Honda Civic Hybrid.

- The Team at GenGreen

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