Zipcar, the fab car-sharing service based in the Bay Area (they've spread to New York, Washington, D.C. and north to Canada; check 'em out in the sourcebooks: mobility and New York City and San Francisco under "mobility"), celebrated it's one-year anniversary this week by announcing it will double it's Bay Area fleet of 200 vehicles. In honor of its birthday, Zipcar conducted a survey to see how Zipcars were affecting the lives of the company's members, and the results are impressive: 5% said that they have postponed or canceled purchasing a vehicle because they are involved in car sharing; nearly half of members walk and use public transit more often than before joining Zipcar; Bay Area Zipcar members report they save an average of $4,500 per year compared to the average cost of owning and operating a car in the city and members are driving 50% fewer vehicle miles traveled than when they owned their own vehicle.
With 5,000 members in the first year in the Bay Area alone, it sounds like Zipcar may have to hustle to keep up with the demand for its handy service. [Zipcar] via [AutoblogGreen]
