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Zipcar merges with Flexcar, effs it all up
Has the east coast car-sharing company screwed up the west coast car-sharing company? |
David Roberts |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Late last year, the country's two major car-sharing companies, west-coast Flexcar and its larger east-coast cousin Zipcar, merged and became, um, Zipcar. Flexcar fans were concerned about the effects of the merger. Sadly, Flexcar fangirl Erica Barnett reports that they were decidedly negative: more expensive, fewer cars, less friendly service, etc. Zipcar, what hath thou wrought? Any Gristians have car-sharing experiences to share? |
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| Topics: public transportation, placemaking, cars, business (all these topics) |
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