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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar
Posted by: Mark Evans
Date/Time: 03/12/25 09:28:00

If demand exists then someone will fill in the gap. Reading between the lines of the article, it looks like Zipcar geared its business model towards central London and invested heavily in EVs. Andrew has shown how relatively cheap it was to use these cars to drive into central London. For some with passengers it would work out cheaper than public transport. There is no reason that the Mayor or the central London boroughs should, as a matter of policy subsidise this kind of usage. The Congestion Charge is just that, not an emissions charge and it was always understood that at some point EVs would be included. This probably came a bit more quickly that Zipcar thought but it seems like the error was theirs.

What is needed now is more coordination from the outer boroughs, where car-sharing can deliver real benefits, to form policies which encourages the remaining players to invest more.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
RIP Zipcar02/12/25 10:31:00 Mark Evans
   Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 11:05:00 David Turner
      Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 12:23:00 Michael Robinson
         Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 14:43:00 Andrew Jones
         Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar03/12/25 14:32:00 Michael Adams
            Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar03/12/25 14:43:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 08:58:00 Michael Robinson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 22:20:00 Michael Adams
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar05/12/25 09:48:00 David Lesniak
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar05/12/25 13:00:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar05/12/25 18:16:00 Michael Adams
   Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 12:22:00 N V Brooks
      Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 15:05:00 Mark Evans
         Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 15:23:00 Simon Hayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 15:37:00 Janice Evans
            Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 15:48:00 Andrew Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 16:22:00 Simon Hayes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 16:32:00 Andrew Jones
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 16:43:00 Simon Hayes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 17:36:00 Andrew Jones
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar02/12/25 18:02:00 Simon Hayes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar03/12/25 07:59:00 David Lesniak
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar03/12/25 09:28:00 Mark Evans
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar03/12/25 10:43:00 N V Brooks
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 09:14:00 Mark Evans
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 11:24:00 N V Brooks
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 13:59:00 Catherine Annett
      Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 16:17:00 Andrzej Kowalski
         Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 16:53:00 N V Brooks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:RIP Zipcar04/12/25 16:57:00 Andrzej Kowalski
               Re:RIP Zipcar?  Plea for Reconsideration/Rethink - front page16/12/25 07:42:00 Philippa Bond

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