Zipcar backs peer-to-peer car sharing startup Wheelz - GigaOm


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Zipcar backs peer-to-peer car sharing startup Wheelz
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22, 2012, 8:37am PT No Comments Will car sharing pioneer Zipcar move into the emerging industry of peer to peer car sharing, or enabling neighbors to rent out other neighbors vehicles? Well, Zipcar hasn't launched such a service, but it's invested in ...
Zipcar Hops On Peer-to-Peer Sharing Motley Fool
Zipcar invests in a peer-to-peer car sharing startup Bizjournals.com
Zipcar Wants to Make Your Car Part of its Fleet Mashable
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The Co-Sharing Trend [Need To Know: SXSWi] - PSFK


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The Co-Sharing Trend [Need To Know: SXSWi]
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One pertinent example of this trend that continues to come up in our research is car-sharing. San Francisco-based GetAround is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that helps people rent cars from their neighbors, and helps car owners rent out their ...
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Company Getaround Officially Launches in Portland, OR MarketWatch (press release)

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Dollar Thrifty 4Q Net Surges; Extends Poison Pill - Wall Street Journal

Dollar Thrifty 4Q Net Surges; Extends Poison Pill
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Dollar Thrifty's bottom line results easily topped Wall Street's expectations and come after the latest quarterly reports from larger peer Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR) and car-sharing firm Zipcar Inc. (ZIP) sent their shares sharply lower.

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Is sharing your car for cash a good idea? - Fox News


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Is sharing your car for cash a good idea?
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For many years, renting a car has worked about the same way. You go online, type in your destination and choose from a limited selection of vehicles available from a specific agency. Now, peer-to-peer car sharing services like RelayRides and Getaround ...
Will Car-Sharing Networks Change the Way We Travel? TIME

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Lend your car to strangers for cash - Deccan Herald


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Lend your car to strangers for cash
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Suppose you don't need your car today. And suppose, as it happens, that a stranger in your area does need a car. Would you be willing to rent yours out? Several car-sharing start-ups, including Getaround, RelayRides and JustShareIt, ...
Share Your Car (For Cash) Big Think

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Lending Your Car to Strangers (for Cash) - New York Times

Lending Your Car to Strangers (for Cash)
New York Times
The hourly fee to rent a car, including insurance, averages $6 to $8. Older cars can run as little as $3 an hour. Fancier models can run much higher — Getaround says it has Tesla Roadsters that go for $50 to $75 an hour. Peer-to-peer car sharing ...

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SMS simplifies peer-to-peer car sharing scheme in France - InternetRetailing.net

SMS simplifies peer-to-peer car sharing scheme in France
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CityzenCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing social network in France, is using SMS to secure and simplify car rental for consumers. CityzenCar enables 12000 members across 2000 French cities to rent a vehicle in complete trust and with no commission.
Netsize and Cityzencar Simplify Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing with Innovative Use ... MarketWatch (press release)
Netsize deploys SMS communication platform at CityzenCar Telecompaper (subscription)

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Rent Or Share A Car Just By Texting - PSFK

Rent Or Share A Car Just By Texting
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By Yi Chen on February 9, 2012 Leading mobile commerce company Netsize has launched a peer-to-peer car sharing social network in France that allows users to rent a car simply by sending a text message. CityzenCar is the SMS-based service that ...
SMS Simplifies French Car Sharing Car Rentals

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Will peer-to-peer car sharing ever become a viable transportation option in ... - Open File (blog)


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Will peer-to-peer car sharing ever become a viable transportation option in ...
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On their Facebook page, TransLink posted a link to a story in the USA Today that examines peer-to-peer car sharing—where private citizens rent their cars to other private citizens for an hourly rate. The USA Today looks at a company that launched in ...

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The Rise of the Sharing Economy - Mashable

The Rise of the Sharing Economy
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Peer-to-peer marketplaces, of which Airbnb is the beloved poster child, have been popping up for the past few years, but 2011 was an explosive year for the sector. Whether you wanted to borrow or rent someone's apartment, bike, car, parking spot or ...

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