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Zipcar to Share Mobility Concept in Sacramento

In the few years it has become a very active player on the market, Zipcar has managed, through the business idea it had, to catch the eyes of established manufacturers, the likes of BMW and Daimler, who announced in the past two years company-ran car sharing services. Zipcar is, by the looks of it, miles and miles ahead, being present already in more cities in the US than the number of cars Daimler shares in Austin through car2go.

The latest move Zipcar made this week in expanding its reach was to partner with the city Sacramento Department of Transportation. Zipcar will thus become the first company in the Californian city to provide a car sharing service for the customers living there.

At first, the car sharing service will test the reaction of the Californians with only 10 cars. To enable the faster adoption of the concept, the city will support the ten vehicles by providing them with reserved on-street parking spots, placed according to the DoT in the most convenient of places.

"My hope is that downtown residents, workers and visitors will share in the excitement of bringing Zipcar to the Capitol of California. It's green, it will reduce demand for parking and may mean more people may be able to forego car ownership in favor of car-sharing. It's all good,"
said Sacramnento Mayor Kevin Johnson.

In Sacramento, the Zipcar vehicles can be rented for as low as $8.50 per hour and $66 per day (24 hours). Prices include gas, reserved parking spots, insurance, roadside assistance and up to 180 miles of driving per day.
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