With this expansion, Zipcar said it is extending its member experience from city streets and college campuses to airport parking lots, giving Zipcar members on-demand access to nearly 10,000 vehicles in 20 cities, at over 300 universities and now in 11 airports, including:

• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
• Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)
• Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)

The addition of these eight airports comes on the heels of Zipcar’s launch at Newark Liberty (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA) and John F. Kennedy (JFK) airports last month.

The company said that nearly two out of three (64 percent) of respondents to a March 2013 Zipcar member survey indicated they were “likely” or “very likely” to use Zipcar at an airport (if available).

“For the past decade, Zipcar has been delivering on our brand promise of ‘wheels when you want them’ to members where they live and work. Now Zipcars are available for members where they travel,” said Zipcar President Mark Norman.  “For short trips where time is money, Zipcar’s on-demand access and fast returns make it an ideal way to get members where they need to be.”

A wide variety of Zipcars, including Mazda 3′s, Toyota Prius and Ford Focus models, are located in Zipcar-branded parking spaces adjacent to the Avis Car Rental pick-up facility at each participating airport.

Zipsters can hit the road immediately after exiting a flight, without any paperwork, lines or extra fees, and enjoy additional time saving amenities such as EZPass readers (where available) for tolls.

The Zipcars in airport locations can be reserved by all Zipcar members ages 21 and up, including residents of those areas near the airport locations, as well as those traveling to the airport.

As with all Zipcar reservations, gas, insurance and 180 miles per day are included. Zipcar vehicles travel round trip, so require pick up and returns to the same location.

The carsharing company said the cost to reserve Zipcar vehicles in airport locations starts from $9 to $12 per hour or from $69 to $89 per day, depending on the location, type of vehicle and the plan of the member reserving the vehicle.

Reservations for all cars are now available.

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The Nissan Leafs can be rented from Hertz Milano Centrale railway station location (Via Cappellini 10), and can be booked online at http://www.hertz.it/.

The electric vehicles have free access to Milan’s ZTL congestion zone (C area), with free parking in pay and display parking spaces marked by blue stripes.

The ElectriCity Milan launch follows the success of Hertz’s electric vehicle offerings in other major cities including Rome, Paris, London, New York City and Washington D.C.

Massimiliano Archiapatti, General Manager of Hertz Italy, added: “Thanks to our partnership with IKEA Family, our joint customers can rent the Nissan Leafs with a 20-percent discount and use them to easily shop at the Milan stores in San Giuliano, Carugate and Corsico. They can also re-charge the Nissan LEAF for free at IKEA’s electric vehicle charging stations.”

Hertz said the Leaf is a highly popular all-electric vehicle and features a 4 star Euro NCAP rating.

The Leafs have an 80-kw compact electric engine linked to 24-kwh lithium-ion laminated battery. can reduce the electric energy consumption, increasing the driving range per recharge. As the world’s largest airport general-use car-rental brand, Hertz wants to introduce multiple groups of consumers – urban drivers, university students, travelers and corporations – to all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

As a result, the company is forming partnerships with automakers, charging-station providers, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, corporations and other stakeholders with the goal to make EVs easily accessible to consumers.

Hertz also said it plans to increase its global EV presence by deploying vehicles in other countries in the coming months.

Hertz Global EV intends to continue to leverage the company’s rental and car sharing locations as bases for vehicles and charging stations, and tap into its technology – including sophisticated fleet management tools and consumer-facing GPS systems, including Hertz NeverLost in the U.S. – to help form an EV grid.

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