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HOURCAR News

HOURCAR launches 26th car at Hamline
May 12, 2010

HOURCAR and Hamline University have welcomed our 26th car in to the fleet!

HOURCAR in the Strib
January 27, 2010

Altenhoff isn’t a car owner, or a car thief. He’s quietly taking part in a Twin Cities revolution that is sneaking up on an impressive milestone.

Begun five years ago … Hourcar (www.hourcar.org) provides hourly access to a fleet of cars that are way cleaner than mine. The nonprofit, run by the St. Paul-based Neighborhood Energy Connection, is closing in on its 1,000th member.

The car-free life
September 1, 2009

For most of us, the prospect of not owning an automobile is simply beyond the realm of consideration. And while people who live on the outskirts of the Twin Cities may indeed be car dependent, the good news is that for those of us who live and work in the urban core, the prospect of being a non-car owner is not only becoming viable, it is actually becoming an attractive alternative that more people should consider.

HOURCAR to accept applications from drivers as young as 18
August 8, 2008

HOURCAR is pleased to announce that it will begin to accept members as young as age 18, effective immediately.