Zipcar use in Ann Arbor expected to grow as gas prices rise

Zipcars are about to start zipping around Ann Arbor as the city's Downtown Development Authority gets ready to launch the newest addition the emerging fleet of vehicles in Tree Town.

 

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What if there were a car that required no insurance, no gas, and came with a reserved parking spot?

 

What if that car cost you $8 an hour to use, plus a $50 a year fee?

 

There are already 10 of these Zipcars in Ann Arbor, at various points on the University of MichiganDowntown Development Authority. campus. And, by this fall, there will be three more cars positioned downtown under the sponsorship of the

 

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