AAA publish 2010 report on annual driving costs in the U.S.
Driving alone is costly, both for the planet and for your pocket. However, it’s often very easy to forget all the annual costs associated with driving your car. Fortunately, AAA releases an annual report on average driving costs, which make it easier for us to understand the financial benefits of Shared Transport.
The latest figures released by AAA show that the average cost of driving a medium-sized car over 10,000 miles in 2010 is $0.73 per mile. Over a year, this adds up to $7,300 and includes the cost of fuel, maintenance, tires, insurance, taxes, depreciation and financing, etc.
With 87% of the 1.1 billion trips taken by Americans every day occurring in personal vehicles, there are also high social costs, in the form of increased traffic congestion, C02 emissions and reliance on declining fuel resources, with the average vehicle consuming 550 gallons of fuel per year.
By enabling on-demand real-time ridesharing, Avego Shared Transport makes it easier for commuters to lower their costs and help the environment. Not only is the cost of the journey automatically and fairly shared between the driver and the rider, but every user can also keep track of their financial and C02 savings online.
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