Car2go has become the second company this year to challenge Zipcar locally. Zipcar has been top dog since its 2007 merger with Flexcar, but its stock has trended downward after its IPO last year. Here’s a look at what sets the car-sharing companies apart.
Zipcar
Hertz on Demand
Car2go
Membership fee
$25 application fee plus a $60 annual fee for occasional
drivers
None
One-time $35 start-up fee
Rates
$8 per hour; $74 per day for occasional drivers
Starts at $6.50 per hour, $76 per day
38 cents per minute, $13.99 per hour, $72.99 per day
Insurance deductible
$750 (you can buy a waiver for an extra $8 per month)
$250
$1,000
Number of cars in area
823
100
200
Where the cars are
350 locations in 47 DC, Maryland, and Virginia neighborhoods
30 area locations, including on-street parking spots, parking
garages, and Hertz facilities
Any legal street parking spots in the “home” area, which covers
most of DC
Best car to impress a date
BMW 328xi
Mercedes C300
Smart Fortwo
US membership
500,000
90,000
27,000
Best driver perk
Surprises waiting in the car such as granola, Valentine’s candy,
or tickets to a comedy show
The luxury cars aren’t branded with the Hertz logo, so you can
pretend it’s your Mercedes for the day
The company has an agreement with DC so you can park free in most
of the city
This article appears in the June 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.
Which DC Car-Sharing Company is the Best Deal?
We take a look at what sets local car-sharing companies apart.
Car2go has become the second company this year to challenge Zipcar locally. Zipcar has been top dog since its 2007 merger with Flexcar, but its stock has trended downward after its IPO last year. Here’s a look at what sets the car-sharing companies apart.
Zipcar
Hertz on Demand
Car2go
drivers
garages, and Hertz facilities
most of DC
or tickets to a comedy show
pretend it’s your Mercedes for the day
of the city
This article appears in the June 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.
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