Zipcar is a car-sharing company based in America, where members have the privilege to rent cars on a short-term basis, typically for an hour or a day. In 2000, Antje Danielson and Robin Chase from Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched the company based on the notion of providing urban residents access to cars at no cost and no responsibility.
The core offering of the company enables the members to reserve nearby vehicles through a mobile application or website. Customers can find available cars, book them on the fly, open them with a mobile app or membership card, and return them to the designated parking space once the reservation is complete. The reservation cost usually includes fuel, maintenance, and insurance. Hence, the service is convenient for short journeys like grocery shopping, running errands, or occasional trips.
Zipcar has a significant number of cars in specifically assigned parking places in cities and campuses. The company deals in various types of vehicles such as economy cars, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, SUVs, luxury vehicles, and pickup trucks, as well as cargo vans.
Zipcar also created business, university, and organization-specific programs where organizations, universities, and businesses require temporary vehicle access. Companies can offer their employees vehicles to make work trips as part of their Zipcar for Business program and avoid owning corporate car fleets. The company also collaborates with hundreds of colleges and universities in North America, providing students with an opportunity to drive their vehicles to run their errands or travel during weekends without having to buy a car on campus.
Zipcar is part of the wider on-demand mobility industry, where people use mobile services for transportation. It is still present in several countries and big cities, offering shared vehicles, which can be booked within a few seconds, using the app or the site, to use them on a daily basis.
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