Car Rental 2.0 - Zip Cars
Zip Car is a car-sharing business that lets you check out fuel-efficient but stylish cars for $9 an hour. It includes insurance and gas. You can reserve it online, and you get roadside assistance. Pick it up and swipe your card. The car opens. You drive it then return it to the same parking spot (and you won’t pay parking). They need one by every airport in the country.
It’s only in some cities, like San Fransisco, but I’m sure it will spread. This is an idea that I can get behind. I’m all for making driving a car more efficient. There have got to be other programs like this that can help reduce emissions.
They have a program for universities also. I need to read more because if you could do it in one-way trips. It’s funny to think in hours. I’d love to see the day when check-out cars are the norm.
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June 27th, 2007 at 10:22 am
I saw a Zipcar out in Boston this weekend and was intrigued by it. It’s a really cool idea.