Zipcar Sharing, Now in Baltimore
30 Jun 2010, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The car sharing program set in motion by specialized company Zipcar has expanded to Baltimore, with an initial 22 vehicles (Toyota Prius, Tacoma pick-ups, Smart Fortwo and Mini Cabrio) to be distrib...
Zipcar to Become Public
1 Jun 2010, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service operator, announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to an initial public off...
Zipcar Gets $70M for Fleet Expansion
27 May 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Zipcar continues to make expansion plans and nothing seems to be getting in its way. The car sharing company yesterday announced it has implemented an asset backed securitization (ABS) program led b...
Zipcar Expands to Scotland
14 May 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Zipcar, the world’s largest car sharing company, announced that its global car sharing network now also includes Scotland. The company has entered the country through Streetcar Limited, which ...
Zipcar Buys Streetcar, Aims for Global Expansion
21 Apr 2010, 06:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Zipcar announced today it has acquired British counterpart Streetcar, aiming to create a single, global brand dedicated to offer car sharing services all over the world. The companies will operate u...
Zipcar Parking Spots Extend in Vancouver
12 Feb 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Car sharing company Zipcar announced yesterday that its partnership with the city of Vancouver is further strengthening, as Zipcar users are now allowed to park at select locations on city streets, ...
Toyota Boss Apologizes for Massive Recall
31 Jan 2010, 15:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the recall crisis threatens to further damage the company's sales and delay an earnings recovery, Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the wo...
Zipcar / Zimride Expand Sharing Application
11 Jan 2010, 11:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Car sharing provider Zipcar and social online ride sharing community Zimride launched an integrated car and ride sharing application on five new campuses at last week’s CES event. The new cam...
Zipcar Invests in Avancar
18 Dec 2009, 15:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Car sharing service Zipcar today announced they decided to finance the existing owners of Catalunya Carsharing, a Spanish limited liability company, also known as Avancar. Under the terms of the agr...
Zipcar App, Available on App Store
29 Sep 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Car sharing company Zipcar announced today that the Zipcar App for iPhone and iPod is now available on the App Store. By using the program, customers can find and reserve Zipcar vehicles all over th...
Zipcars Have Bike Racks and Park Passes
4 Sep 2009, 16:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Nine Portland vehicles belonging to the Zipcar car sharing service have been equipped with complementary bike racks, while 40 other vehicles got federal Northwest Forest Passes and / or Oregon State...
Zipcar Car Sharing Program for Students
27 Aug 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The University of Alabama will benefit from Zipcar’s car sharing program, to help reduce demand for parking and associated congestion problems, while offering students a "convenient, econ...
Zipcar Low-Car Diet Program Ends, Results Revealed
24 Aug 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Zipcar launched the 2009 Low-car Diet program on July 15 when enthusiasts from all 13 Zipcar cities in the United States, Canada and England were invited to give up their car for one month. The resu...
Zipcar Expands Fleet, Lowers Prices in Chicago
9 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Business seem to be going well in in the car sharing domain, though we would have never expected people to give up on owning a car and enter this kind of program. Zipcar has recently announced they ...
Zipcar Launched UK’s Greenest Car Club
8 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Westminster City Council partnered with Zipcar and opened the greenest car club in UK yesterday, which will include a fleet of 20 hybrid vehicles, also offering members access to the country&rsq...
Zipcar Launches 2009 Low-Car Diet Program
25 Jun 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Urban residents are encouraged to experience the economic, environmental and health benefits of giving up their private car, through the 2009 Low-Car Diet program, launched by Zipcar, one of the big...
Zipcar Control with New iPhone App
9 Jun 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we previously reported, more and more U.S. and Canada cities are joining the car-sharing program, in the attempt of making a more efficient and less polluting approach to driving.San Francisco, S...