Why? Because Vancouver has a venerable, much-loved car co-op (http://www.cooperativeauto.net/) and Zipcar is the first (
…the UNOFFICIAL zipcar fan site
Started by fans for fans of zipcar, this is where zipsters meet!
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Zipcar Innovations
Started by MWeiner Feb 29.
How do you guys feel about Zipcar not offering XM anymore?
Started by Saul Colt May. 4, 2007.
ZipKarma Zipster Community Guidelines
Started by Tara Hunt Apr. 5, 2007.
What is ZipKarma?
**Please note that this site is not endorsed by Zipcar Inc.** Anything discussed here is purely from the heads and hearts of fans of the Zipcar service (and car sharing in general).
Created by Zipcar uberfan, Tara Hunt, the intention of this site is to be a tool for other fans of car sharing to meet one another online, exchange stories, have debates and discussions, get to the bottom of stuff and come together to help spread the word of Zipcar around!
Blog Posts
Zipcars are dreamy...but Flexcars are cleaner. Why?
I'm an ex-Flexcar'er. I fully admit that when I signed up ~2 years ago that I meant to sign up for Zipcar, but did Flexcar instead. There was little brand differentiation then in my mind. City Car Share was the more spendy, more of a pain, but nonprofit option. And then there were the Other One(s). I spent a mistaken year as a Flexcar'er, rarely using it because the locations were lame.
But, maaaan, I tell you, the Flexcars were clean and nary a den…
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Posted by rachel weidinger on April 12th, 2007 at 12:39pm —
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Multiple-reservations-in-a-day vs. whole day reservations
My crazy life is such that I might have a meeting in San Mateo in the morning, then two community meetings on top of each other at night the same day. I need a car for three hours in the morning and 4.5 hours at night, say. It's cheaper for me to rent a single car for the whole span of 9am-11pm and let it just sit in the lot while I work in my home office from noon to 6:30. Seems stupid, since another member (or lots of them) migh need it in those 6.5 hours. And I'm loathe to do to seperate s…
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Posted by rachel weidinger on April 12th, 2007 at 12:38pm —
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From the Zipcar Newsletter
Check out these stats!
Take a look for yourselves at the results from last month's "You and the Environment" survey; the numbers don't lie. SF Zipsters...
- 99% recycle (wow!)
- 98% think you make a positive impact on …
Posted by Tara Hunt on April 11th, 2007 at 10:57am —
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Why I think shared resources kick ass
This is a repost from my blog that I made last week regarding an experience with Philly Car Share (whom I heart). I'm working really hard to get PCS involved with the Philadelphia Coworking initiative for a number of reasons..some of which I outline. So here it goes:
I just got back from an afternoon driving an…
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Posted by Alex Hillman on April 6th, 2007 at 3:18pm —
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A Little Bit of Zipcar Controversy in Vancouver
From a comment on my Getting Greener post.
"An interesting note about Zipcar: they just launched in Vancouver (like, yesterday), and from what I can garner from my peers, they’re facing a lot of negative reaction.
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"An interesting note about Zipcar: they just launched in Vancouver (like, yesterday), and from what I can garner from my peers, they’re facing a lot of negative reaction.
Posted by Tara Hunt on April 6th, 2007 at 1:18pm —
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Who's Blogging About Zipcar?
Apple iPhone Apps - News and Reviews On The Best iPhone Applications
- Pretty self-explanatory. Find the nearest $5 cup of coffee. GasBuddy - Find the nearest gas stations. Even lists the price of a gallon of gas. (It’s about the same as an 12 oz. cup of coffee at Starbucks). Zipcar - There’s not one around me, so I couldn’t test it, but Zipcar is a revolutionary new concept in which you join and pay for car use by the hour. In some locations around the U.S., they ”are as ubiquitous as ATMs.
Going nowhere: Eine kleine Weltreise zum New Jersey-Hausmeisterstrand
Max, Mia, Estee und Bekannte am Jersey-Beach: Skyline in Sichtweite Also Auto! Die sind jedoch meist für die Weekends auf Wochen hinaus ausgebucht. Wir hatten Glück: Plötzlich wurde bei Zip-Car am Sonntag ein Wagen frei. Ein Glückstreffer: Ein Mini Cooper, unser Lieblingsauto. Und Meteorologen hatten dazu Kaiserwetter angesagt. Der Kofferraum des coolen “iPods der Autobranche” ist prompt zu klein für den Kinderwagen. Never mind, zurück
Find Cheap Transportation for School and Work
university partnered with a car sharing company and offered this as an option for students who didn’t want a car, but needed to get around. The costs vary from location, but around here, I’ve seen it for $5/hour and that includes insurance and gas. Zipcar is available in many cites. Finding cheap transportation doesn’t have to be impossible. Just use some creative thinking and you can even surprise yourself. If this post was helpful, please buy me a cup of coffee. :D
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