[1326] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
MIT Zipcar sponsorship
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard J. Barbalace)
Mon Aug 5 16:52:32 2002
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:28:22 -0400
From: "Richard J. Barbalace" <rjbarbal@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
I imagine this will be useful to quite a few people.
+ Richard
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>Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 16:02:37 -0400
>To: parkinfo@mit.edu
>From: John McDonald <jmcd@MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Zipcar
>
>We're happy to announce that as of August 1st, MIT began sponsoring
>Zipcar membership for all MIT staff and graduate students. Please
>forward this message to everyone in your department to help spread the
>word.
>
>What does Zipcar offer?
>
>Zipcar offers new, self-service cars available from locations all over
>MIT and Metro Boston. Zipcar members simply go to www.zipcar.com
><http://www.zipcar.com> to reserve a car for as little as an hour, walk
>to one of over 85 nearby parking locations, unlock the car with a
>proximity card, and drive away.
>
>On average, each car is booked only 30% of daytime hours and 50% of all
>reservations are made same-day, so members have a 98% success rate
>booking the car they want. Zipcar and MIT will continue to add Zipcar
>parking locations to guarantee availability.
>
>What does Zipcar membership cost?
>
>Thanks to MIT's Parking & Transportation Department, the whole campus
>can have access to Zipcar's remarkable fleet of self-service cars, at an
>extraordinarily low joining fee.
>
> Typical Zipcar Member
>Sponsored MIT Member
>Application Fee $30 (nonrefundable) $0
>Annual Fee $75 $20 (rebated to
>$20 driving credit)
>Security Deposit $300 (refundable) $0
>Net Cost for Driving $405, incl. deposit $0
>
>Driving charges = $5-8/hour + $0.40/mile, or $50-85/day, including 125
>miles. Most cars near MIT cost $5-6/hour or $55-65/day.
>
>Now there is no need for people in your department to drive private cars
>onto campus just because they may need to use a car sometime during the
>day.
>
>How does someone join?
>Apply online at www.zipcar.com. Just follow the links to "apply."
>Select "I'm affiliated with an existing organization." Enter "MIT" and
>choose the MIT - Staff & Grads account. Zipcar will verify your
>employment at MIT and process your application electronically.
>
>Can my whole department sign up?
>Zipcar also offers corporate memberships, in which all driving charges
>bill to a centralized account. Zipcar corporate members save more than
>30% over what they previously spent on parking, taxi fare, and
>traditional rental cars in Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC.
>To inquire about a corporate account, go to
>https://www.zipcar.com/apply/corporat and a Zipcar representative will
>contact you.
>
>What if I'm already a Zipcar member?
>Existing Zipcar members who are MIT faculty, staff, or grad students are
>entitled to a refund of their security deposit under the MIT sponsored
>plan. Please contact Zipcar to receive this refund.
>
>Questions?
>Email them to alison@zipcar.com or call Alison Altschuller at
>617-995-4226.
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