NOVEMBER 12, 2008- Ever heard of the Zipcar? The people at CuseCar sure have. In a new partnership with SUNY ESF, the company is launching a program to help curb energy costs and use. CuseCar will give Syracuse residents who don't have cars or regular access to them the chance to use one. The program allows people to pay for a membership, which lets them have access to the CuseCar at an hourly rate.
"We want to provide an alternative to reducing the carbon footprint," CuseCar Co-Founder Vita DiMacchi said. "Walking's always great, biking's always good. But you can't always bring your groceries home on a bike or on foot."
The premise is similar to a rental car, but the goal is to reduce energy costs. That's why ESF is involved. Throughout the year, students have been encouraged to wear sweaters because the school has decreased the use of heating systems, Michael Kelleher, Director of Renewable Energy Systems at ESF said.
"The U.S. uses 25 percent of the world's energy uses and represents five percent of the population," he said. "So we gotta do something to reduce our energy use."
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