SF News Maven, GM's Zipcar Competitor, Expands To SF With $8/hr Car Rentals The future of driving and car ownership is anything but certain, leading established automakers to explore new bets and business models. Ford, for example purchased San Francisco-based shuttle service Chariot last month, and
SF News Mustachioed Road Rage Cyclist Ian Hespelt Sentenced To Probation, Anger Management Class The saga of Ian Hespelt, the Critical Mass cyclist who struck a Zipcar with his U-Lock during an altercation with its driver, is nearly over, as he was sentenced Monday after agreeing to
SF News SF's Allegedly Prolific Serial Zipcar Thief Takes Plea Deal The colorful saga of the so-called Serial Zipcar Thief has come to an end — and not with a bang, but with a whimper (and a plea bargain). It was just this April that
SF News SFPD To Investigate Critical Mass Incident Between Cyclist And Zipcar At last Friday's Critical Mass bike ride, a cyclist stopped in front of a Zipcar after moving in to opposing traffic. His bike was struck by the car when it began to move
SF News When A Zipcar Hits His Bike, One Critical Mass Cyclist Attacks With A U-Lock "[Dont'] pick fights with motorists, even (especially) if they’re itching for one," writes one website devoted to San Francisco's Critical Mass, the monthly bike ride that takes place in hundreds of cities
SF News Alleged Serial Zipcar Thief Speaks Nicole Dipo, the 28-year-old trans woman who was arrested in April for stealing potentially dozens of Zipcars around San Francisco, has now given an interview from jail to ABC 7 in which she
SF News Alleged Zipcar Kleptomaniac Was Caught Stealing Another Zipcar A Day After Her Release After the equivalent of a parking lot of Zipcars vanished in a six-week stint — the Examiner say it was 81 vehicles, the Chronicle says 76 — things were looking a little suspicious. But then
SF News Dolores: Two Zipcars Set On Fire Last Night [Update] Over on Dolores on Monday night, two Zipcars were set ablaze in a residential parking lot at Dolores and 15th Street. A reader sent us the details: I live at 240 Dolores Street
misc Zipcar vs. City CarShare: The Rematch Not long ago, Leanne asked readers to weigh in on Zipcar vs. City CarShare. The subsequent brand-identification debate was not quite as acrimonious as the typical Mac vs. PC debate, or even the
misc Zipcar Vs. City Car Share We had fantasized about joining City Car Share for years but could never front the $300 deposit. We had been intrigued by Zipcar but weren't motivated enough to sign up. Plus, they seemed
