TechAn elegy for Car2Go, the smarter Zipcar rival that lost its wayThis smartphone-enabled car-sharing service was a boon for the people who used it. Too bad Daimler couldn’t make a business out of it.
Work LifeHow Consumer Creativity Is Transforming The Travel ExperienceThe contemporary traveler has graduated from reviews on Tripadvisor. Customers are now choosing their own adventures from airlines and hotels.
02.04.14 | 9:20 amNeed A Ride And Don’t Mind Helmet Hair? Scoot Network Expands Throughout San FranciscoThe Zipcar for electric scooters is slashing prices and adding more hubs for you to rent from.
Work LifeZipcar’s Philosophy On The Power Of Profuse Apology In The Face Of Customer ComplaintsZipcar’s Lesley Mottla shares why you need to accept and own up to problems that crop up when service goes wrong.
TechWill The Sharing Economy Destroy Brands?There’s a consumer movement afoot to buy less and share more. Here’s how your company can innovate to keep up.
Co.DesignZipcar For Office Space: A New Service Lets You Rent A Desk By The HourBreather offers ultra-short-term, hyper-local access to clean, classy rooms on demand for about $20 per hour.
ImpactWhy The Sharing Economy Is GrowingPeople get into it for the money, but they stay with it for love.
ImpactZipcar’s Co-Founder: Carsharing Is An Exponential Solution To Climate ChangeRobin Chase thinks that the sharing economy can put an end to all our problems. But how do you get the sharing economy to the developing world?
ImpactHow To Get Around The Peak Car ConundrumWe have tons of cars–and tons of congestion. But new breakthroughs in connecting cars to the cloud (and eliminating the need for car ownership) show what a better future for cars might look like.
Co.DesignWhat Happens To Zipcar Now That Avis Bought It For $500 Million?And what does it mean for the future of the sharing economy?
TechAvis Budget Car To Buy Zipcar For $500 MillionZipcar has faced increased competition, costs in car sharing market.
ImpactElectric Cars Aren’t The Future Of Car Sharing–YetEven though the services seem tailor-made for the cars, barriers abound–barriers that also offer lessons into why most people don’t have EVs in their driveways, either.
TechThe Latest Local Deals Provider Is Your CarCar-sharing service Zipcar plans to… zap drivers personalized deals and offers while they’re on the road.
ImpactThis Bikesharing Program Lets You Lock Your Bike AnywhereBike sharing systems have traditionally been a point-to-point system: You can only drop your bike off at specific locations. ViaCycle uses a phone-controlled lock, so that you can leave it anywhere.
ImpactForget Zipcar: Rent An Electric Scooter To Get There FasterIs a new short-term scooter rental the true future of shared urban transportation?
ImpactA Digital Carpooling Network Comes To The U.S.Daimler is paying to bring Carpooling.com, a popular European service that connects people with cars to people who needs rides, to the U.S. It’s about to become even easier to get where you’re going without your own wheels.
ImpactA Hitch In The Sharing Economy: Why Consumers Don’t Take Care Of Shared ObjectsDouble park. Give it a dent. Don’t change the oil. A new study finds that people treat their Zipcars like a magic fairy will come fix everything once they’re done with it.
Impact7 Universal Truths for Ensuring Brand RelevanceThe age of big corporations doing whatever they want is over. Now companies must find ways to give back, and to do it in ways that consumers find authentic. How can a company get there? Follow these rules.