Rent or buy? Borrow or share? In the land down under, this isn’t about housing; it’s about cars. Modes of transport, where short trips — of the garden variety type, where the supermarket or IKEA beckons — can lead to long hassles. Borrowing a car,...
Zipcar, the unit of Avis Budget Group, has launched a program in which commuters in cities pay for a monthly subscription to gain access to unlimited cars during a workweek. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the move on the part...
Getting around without a car can be a laborious and grueling process. Within larger cities, there’s usually a Zipcar or other short-term car rental service nearby, but that can sometimes be expensive. For any Uber driver looking to not use their own car, there’s great...
When the car-sharing service Zipcar launched in 2000, the automotive industry seemed to have little to fear. But the company was instrumental in shaping the modern ridesharing economy that even big players like Ford can no longer ignore; on the contrary, that company is taking...
October 27, 2017
Zipcar, the unit of Avis Budget Group, has launched a program in which commuters in cities pay for a monthly subscription to gain access to unlimited cars during a workweek. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the move on the part of Zipcar is aimed at expanding into other markets, beyond […]