DRVC

The Dancing Rabbit Vehicle Cooperative, DRVC, is the means of transportation for all Dancing Rabbit members and long-term residents. Dancing Rabbit members can have the flexibility and convenience of an automobile without having to own a private car. The DRVC, along with the few other carsharing groups operating in North America, is a model for how our culture can greatly reduce our consumption of resources devoted to automobiles without sacrificing the benefits they provide.

Currently, we have 25 members and 2 cars, with plans for growth. DRVC membership is open to all, although the group is formed primarily for the use of residents of Dancing Rabbit ecovillage. Vehicles are signed out on a per-use basis and DRVC members are charged according to the mileage they actually use.

The cooperative is incorporated as a Missouri nonprofit corporation. All titles, registrations, insurance policies, and so forth are held in the name of DRVC. We do some of our own auto repair for DRVC vehicles, and also use the trained mechanics in nearby Rutledge.

Our vehicles (at present) are: a 2000 Ford F350 diesel truck and a 1998 TDI Jetta . Along with the ecological benefits of sharing cars among many people, we are running the vehicles on biodiesel, a low emissions renewable nonpetroleum fuel made of used fryer oil from fast food restaurants. Biodiesel gives the same mileage and power results as regular diesel and from time to time we even make it ourselves! For more information, see our biodiesel information pages , including information on straight vegetable oil (SVO).

We'd be happy to give advice and help to anyone else interested in starting a carsharing group in the US, so feel free to refer contact us at vehicles@dancingrabbit.org if you need help. In addition, we've compiled a list of resources to get you started.

The DRVC homepage is a member of the Carshare Webring.

Happy sharing!

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