Zipcar

Zipcar is a car-sharing network that lets people use a vehicle when they need one instead of owning it. The idea behind it is to get more people sharing cars than buying them in big cities. It operates in urban centres, on college campuses and at airports around the world.

What Zipcar offers

• Car sharing — members borrow shared cars as needed in city locations.
• Campus access — vehicles placed at college campuses for students and staff.
• Airport access — shared cars available at airports for travellers.

Who it works with

Its members, whom it nicknames Zipsters, are mostly urban residents, students and travellers. The network counts more than a million of them.

Key facts

• Operates in: cities, campuses and airports worldwide
• Membership: more than a million members
• Careers: open positions are advertised on its own careers site