Zipcar , the car sharing platform which is gaining popularity in the US , currently charges by the hour to rent its vehicles , however , the company is now testing pay - per - ride pricing in some US cities for shorter journeys where the car is not needed for a full hour . It recently rolled out one-way trips in LA — a possible response to rival Car2Go — and has since expanded to Denver, Seattle, and Washington, DC. The program is still being tested and will n’t necessarily roll out to other cities .
Zipcar , the car sharing platform which is gaining popularity in the US , currently charges by the hour to rent its vehicles , however , the company is now testing pay - per - ride pricing in some US cities for shorter journeys where the car is not needed for a full hour . The program is still being tested and will n’t necessarily roll out to other cities .