Car Sharing Toronto .com
Zipcar vs. AutoShare comparison
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| Basic Hourly Rate ($0/month): | $9.75 | $10.75 | |
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| Weekend Surchage per Hour: | 0 | $0.50 | |
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| Basic Daily Rate (any 24 hrs): | $70 | $73 | |
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| Weekend Surchage per Day: | 0 | $5 | |
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| Annual Fee (Basic Rate): | $35 | $55 | |
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| 2nd driver / spouse (Annual Fee): | $25 | ||
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| Overnight Rate: | $1 / 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: | $10 | $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) |
$29.47 | $33.95 | |
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| Date in a Mini (4.5 hrs @ 36km) |
$41.35 | $51.75 | |
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| Typical Monthly Cost | $75.99 | $94.10 | |
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| Insurance & Service |
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| Insurance: | $2 million liability Members build insurance record | 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? | 7% of fleet | 2% of fleet | |
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| Ave. Fuel Consumption | 7.9 l/100 km | 8.9 l/100 km | |
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| Carbon Offsets Available? | Yes | No | |
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| Other Important Stuff |
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| Travel Partners: | Discounts @ 2 car rentals | none | |
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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) | $2.92 | $4.58 | |||||
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| Monthly plan / commitment | $10 | $30 | $50 | $250 | |||
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| Plan credits | -$50 | -$250 | |||||
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| 6pm - 10:30pm Mini cooper (38 km) | $43.87 | $40.95 | $36.25 | $59.63 | $53.66 | $50.68 | |
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| 1pm - 3pm Toyota Yaris (25km) | $19.50 | $17.20 | $16.00 | $21.50 | $19.35 | $18.28 | |
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| 6am - 11am Mazda 3 (45 km) | $38.13 | $34.63 | $50.63 | $47.18 | |||
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| 8am - 11pm Toyota yaris (130km) | $61.00 | $66.30 | |||||
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| 11am - 3pm IKEA/Cargo (30 km) | $33.50 | $46.75 | |||||
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| Total | $64.67 | $104.05 | $200.35 | $85.71 | $121.39 | $250.00* | |
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| Taxes | $8.32 | $13.02 | $25.09 | $11.14 | $16.07 | $32.50 | |
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| Total cost for "Typical Month" | $74.11 | $119.30 | $236.57 | $96.85 | $139.71 | $282.50 | |
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| Extra Cost per Month | $22.74 | $20.42 | $45.93 | ||||
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All information taken from respective websites for AutoShare and Zipcar; current as of Dec 11, 2008. "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.) Fuel consumption is based on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guides. This site is sponsored by AutoShare.
Zipcar publishes a similar web page on their official website www.zipcar.com, which can be found here.