Car Sharing Toronto .com
Zipcar vs. AutoShare comparison
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| Basic Hourly Rate ($0/month): | $9.75 | $11.25 | |
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| Weekend Hourly Rate Premium | $0 | $0.75 | |
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| Basic Daily Rate (any 24 hrs): | $71 | $78 | |
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| Weekend Daily Rate Premium | $0 | $10 | |
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| Annual Fee (Basic Rate): | $39 | $55 | |
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| 2nd driver / spouse (Annual Fee): | $0 | $25 | |
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| Overnight Rate: | $4.50 / hr | $5.37 / hr | |
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| Mini Cooper Premium: | $1 / hr | $2 / hr | |
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| Monthly Minimum to get discount rates: | $12 | $50 | |
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| Corporate Hourly Rate (weekday): | $7.75 | $8.75 | |
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| Typical trip Costs |
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| Shop @ Ikea (3.5 hrs @ 38 km) |
$34.13 | $39.38 | |
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| Date in a Mini (4.5 hrs @ 36km) |
$48.38 | $57.38 | |
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| Typical Monthly Cost | $80.54 | $98.88 | |
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| Insurance & Service |
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| Insurance: | $2 million liability | Provincial Minimum | |
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| Problems & late fines: | AutoShare staff are local, and assess any issues individually |
computers issue late fees to members automatically |
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| Reservations: | 24 / 7 online or phone $1 for live-operator |
24 / 7 online or phone $3.50 for live-operator |
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| Vehicle Access: | self-serve, within seconds | self-serve, within seconds | |
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| Winter Tires available? | Yes 15% of fleet (Dec - Mar) |
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| Environmental Commitment |
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| Hybrids available? | 10% of fleet | 1% of fleet | |
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| Ave. Fuel Consumption | 7.9 l/100 km | 8.9 l/100 km | |
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| Carbon Emissions Offsets Available? |
Yes (Zerofootprint) |
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| Plug-in Hybrids | Yes (Canada's first shared plug-in) | No | |
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| Other Important Stuff |
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| Corporation: | Canadian Company, locally owned since 1998 |
USA Venture-capital, international-chain ambitions |
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"Typical Month"
Comparison of costs during a tyypical month between Zipcar and AutoShare
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| Simple | Standard | Advantage | Occasional | EVP $50 | EVP $250 | ||
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| Annual Fee (as monthly) | $3.25 | $4.58 | |||||
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| Monthly plan / commitment | $12 | $30 | $50 | $250 | |||
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| Plan credits | -$50 | -$250 | |||||
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| 1:00pm-5:00pm, Toyota Matrix (38km, wknd) | $39.00 | $33.60 | $29.60 | $48.00 | $43.20 | $40.80 | |
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| 7:00pm-10:30pm, Mini Cooper (32km) | $37.63 | $32.65 | $29.15 | $46.38 | $41.74 | $39.42 | |
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| 8:00am-11:00pm, Toyota Matrix (130km) | $63.00 | $58.00 | $74.70 | $70.55 | |||
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| 6:00am-11:00am, Mazda 3 (45km, wknd) | $36.00 | $32.00 | $54.00 | $51.00 | |||
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| 11:00am-3:00pm, Versa (20km, Fri/Sat) | $35.25 | $49.73 | |||||
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| 3:00pm-5:00pm, Mazda 3 (10km) | $13.00 | $12.80 | |||||
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| 8:00am-11:30pm, Toyota Matrix (25km) | $24.25 | $22.40 | |||||
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| 11:00am-3:00pm, IKEA/Cargo (30km) | $28.00 | $45.05 | |||||
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| Total | $79.88 | $177.25 | $279.25 | $98.96 | $213.64 | $331.74 | |
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| Taxes | $10.12 | $22.08 | $33.90 | $12.50 | $27.77 | $43.13 | |
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| Total cost for "Typical Month" | $90.00 | $199.33 | $313.15 | $111.45 | $241.41 | $374.87 | |
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| Extra Cost per Month | $21.45 | $42.08 | $61.72 | ||||
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All information taken from respective websites for AutoShare and Zipcar; current as of May 21st, 2010 for driving to occur during the next 5 months. "Typical Month" figures can be used as examples to see how your needs might compare. All trademarks & copyright material are property of their respective owners. (*Zipcar's EVP plans require a minimum monthly commitment, such as $250, regardless of actual driving and cost. Any 'unspent' credits may be lost, or used up to 2 months later, depending on plan.)
Zipcar publishes a similar web page, it is available at http://www.zipcar.com/toronto/rates/savings-compare-sharing.