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...Zipcar, a company that provides cars for rent in Boston, New York, Denver, and Washington, D.C., now offers Harvard affiliates discounted rates for the use of their cars...
...Zipcar CEO Robin Chase said that the discount for Harvard students is modeled on a program Zipcar launched last August...
...added that that Zipcar will offer an additional rebate for students in their first year of membership...
...hourly rather than daily rates that make short-term rentals practical. An annual membership fee of $75 gives clients the flexibility to drive away with a set of wheels from any one of the over 50 parking spots in the Boston area with a simple swipe of their Zipcar-card. Robin Chase, CEO of Zipcar and a native of the Boston area, saw the city and its popular public transportation system as the perfect target for this type of enterprise. She points to the “hassle factor” of car ownership saying that, “owning...
Unfortunately, only upperclassmen who are 21 and older can become full-fledged members of the Zipcar community. Although Zipcar is a company that relies heavily upon its young clientele (a huge percentage of Boston is between the ages of 25 and 35), many students will have to hold back despite their rental readiness...