{"id":24874,"date":"2016-09-30T23:10:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T23:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24874"},"modified":"2016-10-01T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T13:04:26","slug":"zagster-zipbike-new-vehicle-sharing-venture-not-cars-zip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/zagster-zipbike-new-vehicle-sharing-venture-not-cars-zip\/","title":{"rendered":"Zagster & Zipbike A New Vehicle-Sharing Venture Not About Cars – – Zip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via CleanTechnica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most urban environments don’t\u00a0need more cars. Most times, they\u00a0need fewer cars. Zipcar has joined the solution to problems of space, parking, congestion, and air pollution in yet another way (aside from its leadership in carsharing). Zipcar recently decided\u00a0to launch\u00a0Zipbike, a partnership with a startup called Zagster. The new vehicle-sharing venture is not about cars — as you might have guessed.<\/p>\n

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Zipbike<\/a>\u00a0will launch in January in 10 college campuses, and\u00a015\u00a0by the end of 2017. Zagster already runs a bike-sharing business and charges schools a $150 monthly fee per bike. Zipbike will cut that amount by 90%. New customers will be able to\u00a0sign up just for Zipbike,\u00a0or they\u00a0can get a discount if they sign up for both the bike-sharing service and Zipcar’s car-sharing program.<\/p>\n

A rental car now and then is a convenient option, enabling more people to sell their cars or not buy one, but making bicycles more accessible is another way to have the same effect.<\/p>\n

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Zagster<\/a> co-founder Timothy Ericson said, “The process of securing sponsorship and underwriting is a time-consuming process for universities, and can set back the launch of bike\u00a0sharing programs.\u00a0Because we’ve solved that problem up front, Zipbike can be deployed seamlessly and quickly.”<\/p>\n

Here are some more points about the benefits of the combined programs:<\/p>\n