Category Archives: Flexcar

Flexcar and Zipcar Will Merge

Big news today in the world of car-sharing: Cambridge, Mass.-based Zipcar and Seattle-based Flexcar will merge. The combined company will be called simply Zipcar, and all Flexcar members will be absorbed into the other company’s base. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has … Continue reading

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On Passing the One Less Car Challenge, Level 1

It is now March and I can drive my car again. Back in December I decided to take the City of Seattle’s One Less Car Challenge. In exchange for $100 worth of Flexcar credit, I agreed to stop driving my … Continue reading

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Flexcar: Time vs. Money

“Flexcar 2.0″ launches this Thursday.  It is a total revamp of the fee structure from before: Instead of a flat rate per hour, cars now have “peak” and “off-peak” rates based on their usage to date. Rentals used to have … Continue reading

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