Zipcar offers city-dwellers a viable alternative to traditional car ownership. Its hundreds of hubs around the globe make it one of the world's largest carsharing companies, and once you have a membership you can use its vehicles anywhere – including Europe.
Zipcar's model really works best for short trips of an hour or two—where it doesn't make sense to pay $35 or so for a car just to run errands. At less than $10 an hour (and without the hassle of dealing with gas), Zipcar's a better choice for a quick outing—and even compares favorably to Uber and Lyft.
Winner: Zipcar (though it's close)
For just a few quick outings here and there over the course of a month, car2go is probably a cheaper, more efficient alternative. However, if you're planning to make a lot of trips, especially if it requires longer driving distance, Zipcar may be the better choice.
Zipcar. Likely the best known of all car-sharing services in the US, Zipcar was founded in 2000 and purchased by Avis in 2013. It now offers 12,000 vehicles across 500-plus cities and more than 600 college campuses.
Zipcar charges for car usage by the hour or day, including gas and insurance, plus a monthly membership fee that starts at $7. Car2Go charges $5 to join, plus rental fees by the minute, hour and day. An internal Zipcar survey of 30,000 members found they saved an average of about $600 monthly compared to owning a car.
We are happy to pay for gas, but we count on members to fuel the vehicles. Every Zipcar has a gas card in the visor above the driver's seat that should be used when fueling the vehicle. Your Zipcar needs to be left with at least 1/4 tank of gas, no matter how much it had at the start of the reservation.
You can reserve a Zipcar for as little as one hour or as long as 14 days at a time. Reservations can be made in half-hour increments. When booking, keep in mind that your Zipcar is available for others to reserve before and after your reservation.
There's not a limit on how far you can drive your Zipcar, but there is a limit on how many of those miles are included in your trip. Zipcars in the United States: Most trips comes with a free 180 miles and reservations longer than 24 hours get even more: 180 free miles for each 24-hour period.
Most people are approved instantly and can book a trip within minutes, but if there's a reason for delay, we'll email you. As soon as you're approved, you can book Zipcars by the hour or day and use our app to unlock and lock during your trip.
Half the price and equally as convenient! Or for grocery shopping trips or round trips, billing caps out at $14.99 an hour making this a cheaper alternative than two one way taxi/uber rides! In some cities prices have been reduced to $10/hour or $0.35/min! U.S.
While Turo doesn't claim or try to beat traditional rental car prices, it can be a cheaper alternative. ... This allows cheaper cars to be rented. The price is also governed by the car owner. For example, for our compact Smart four two it was $17 per day rental and $8.50 per day for insurance.
Renting a car from Budget or Enterprise is usually cheaper per day on paper, but remember that ZipCar pays for gas. ... If you're traveling to another city but don't need a car while you're there, doing two one-way rentals is often the cheapest option.
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