Uhaul Car Share

UhaulCarShare
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCar rental
Founded2007
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona, US
Area served
30
ServicesCarsharing
OwnerU-Haul
ParentU-Haul
WebsiteArchived 2018-07-03 at the Wayback Machine

Uhaul Car Share (formerly U Car Share)[1] was an American for-profit carsharing service offered by U-Haul in nearly 40 cities in the United States until the program was shut down in February 2020 just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Those with a UhaulCarShare membership had use of a car, billable by the hour or by the day. However, use was limited to three days at a time.[3] Most often, Uhaul Car Share vehicles were operated in communities with colleges and/or universities nearby. "The goal of [Uhaul] Car Share [was] to give people an alternative to owning second and third cars, and to increase the use of public transit".[4]

UhaulCarShare's primary competitor was Zipcar (which, since 2007, includes the former Flexcar).[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "U Car Share Gets Overhauled; New Name: "UhaulCarShare" – Same Great Rates!" (Press release). PR Newswire. 12 Aug 2011. Retrieved 2 Aug 2013.
  2. ^ "uhaulcareshare.com". Retrieved 22 Dec 2012.
  3. ^ "Frequently asked questions". Retrieved 22 Dec 2012.
  4. ^ Forester, Anne (18 Aug 2009). "U Car Share offers Utahns a new way to get around town". ksl.com. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 2 Aug 2009.
  5. ^ Blanco, Sebastian (24 Jul 2007). "UHaul enters the car-sharing system with U Car Share". Autoblog.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 22 Dec 2012.
  6. ^ Heath, Thomas (31 Oct 2007). "Zipcar and Flexcar Driven Together". The Washington Post.