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Zipcar vs. AutoShare comparison

  AutoShare Zipcar
   
Cost to Drive
-
Basic Hourly Rate ($0/month): $9.75   $11.25
-
Weekend Hourly Rate Premium $0   $0.75
Basic Daily Rate (any 24 hrs): $71   $78
Weekend Daily Rate Premium $0   $10
Annual Fee (Basic Rate): $39   $55
2nd driver / spouse (Annual Fee): $0   $25
Overnight Rate: $4.50 / hr   $5.37 / hr
Mini Cooper Premium: $1 / hr   $2 / hr
Monthly Minimum to get discount rates: $12   $50
Corporate Hourly Rate (weekday): $7.75   $8.75
   
Typical trip Costs
Shop @ Ikea
(3.5 hrs @ 38 km)
$34.13   $39.38
Date in a Mini
(4.5 hrs @ 36km)
$48.38   $57.38
Typical Monthly Cost $80.54   $98.88
   
Insurance & Service
Insurance: $2 million liability   Provincial Minimum
Problems & late fines: AutoShare staff are local, and
assess any issues individually
  computers issue late fees
to members automatically
Reservations: 24 / 7 online or phone
$1 for live-operator
  24 / 7 online or phone
$3.50 for live-operator
Vehicle Access: self-serve, within seconds   self-serve, within seconds
Winter Tires available? Yes
15% of fleet (Dec - Mar)
  No
   
Environmental Commitment
Hybrids available? 10% of fleet   1% of fleet
Ave. Fuel Consumption 7.9 l/100 km   8.9 l/100 km
Carbon Emissions
Offsets Available?
Yes
(Zerofootprint)
  No
Plug-in Hybrids Yes (Canada's first shared plug-in)   No
   
Other Important Stuff
Corporation: Canadian Company,
locally owned since 1998
  USA Venture-capital,
international-chain ambitions



"Typical Month"


Comparison of costs during a tyypical month between Zipcar and AutoShare

  AutoShare   Zipcar
  Simple Standard Advantage   Occasional EVP $50 EVP $250
Annual Fee (as monthly) $3.25   $4.58
Monthly plan / commitment $12 $30   $50 $250
Plan credits   -$50 -$250
1:00pm-5:00pm, Toyota Matrix (38km, wknd) $39.00 $33.60 $29.60   $48.00 $43.20 $40.80
7:00pm-10:30pm, Mini Cooper (32km) $37.63 $32.65 $29.15   $46.38 $41.74 $39.42
8:00am-11:00pm, Toyota Matrix (130km)   $63.00 $58.00     $74.70 $70.55
6:00am-11:00am, Mazda 3 (45km, wknd)   $36.00 $32.00     $54.00 $51.00
11:00am-3:00pm, Versa (20km, Fri/Sat)     $35.25       $49.73
3:00pm-5:00pm, Mazda 3 (10km)     $13.00       $12.80
8:00am-11:30pm, Toyota Matrix (25km)     $24.25       $22.40
11:00am-3:00pm, IKEA/Cargo (30km)     $28.00       $45.05
Total $79.88 $177.25 $279.25   $98.96 $213.64 $331.74
Taxes $10.12 $22.08 $33.90   $12.50 $27.77 $43.13
Total cost for "Typical Month" $90.00 $199.33 $313.15   $111.45 $241.41 $374.87
         
Extra Cost per Month   $21.45 $42.08 $61.72

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.