Electric car sharing

Zipcar offers electric car hire in London, so you can drive around the city responsibly, without having to own a car. Our vision is simple – to enable simple and responsible urban living. And our mission is bold – to change the way people think about driving in cities around the world. But it’s not just about living car-free and less CO2 – it's about sustainable solutions, such as green car hire. That’s why in 2018 we launched hundreds of electric cars to our London car sharing fleet.

Why rent an electric car?

Our electric cars are already leading the charge across London, giving Londoners access to 400+ affordable electric cars whenever they need them. But that’s just the start. Our goal is to be fully electric by 2025, with 800,000 Londoners embracing fully electric car-sharing and reaping the benefits.

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Four handy hints before you hit the road

If you’ve never rented an electric car before, here are some handy hints to get you started.

Check the range

Our app and the dashboard will show you an approximate range for the car. Speed, cold weather, air-conditioning and heating will impact the car’s mileage.

We charge them

It’s not something you have to worry about - we don't keep the cables in the car as our team charge electric Zipcars overnight to make sure you’ve got plenty of juice in the morning.

It’s quiet

The e-Golf is super quiet. You’ll know you’re ready to drive when you see the big green READY button on the dashboard screen, and you’ll also hear a chime.

Keep it in London

Before your trip, make sure the car is showing you plenty of range to get to your destination within the Zipzone. We don’t recommend taking this car on any out of London adventures.

Our vision for 2025

We always encourage our members to go a little greener and our city's air a little cleaner; that's why we’ve had plug-in vehicles in our fleet since 2012. So we’ve always known electric is the future. That’s why we’ve developed a 2025 vision that secures that future. With the current growth we expect 800,000 Londoners will be embracing fully electric car-sharing, delivering huge benefits to the city.

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9,000 shared electric cars

Serving all the needs for Londoners with zero tail pipe emissions.

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12,000 fewer private cars

Removed from our roads because car-sharing members are selling or no longer buying their own cars.

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821 million fewer miles

Driven every year thanks to private cars removed from the road and car sharers driving fewer miles as they cycle, walk and use public transport more than average Londoners.

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160,000 tonnes of CO2

Saved every year thanks to the switch away from 120,000 private to 9,000 shared electric cars.

Our electric vehicles

VW eGolf

We have VW eGolfs in the fleet that are all available for one-way Flex journeys.

VW Golf GTE

Our first plug-in hybrid car, the VW Golf GTE, uses both electric and petrol for longer journeys.

Corsa-e

The newest in our Flex fleet are the brand new Corsa-e's for those Flex trips around town.

Renault EV Kangoo Maxi ZE

We also have an electric van for businesses in Brixton, find out more here.

Ready to drive?

Reclaim the driver’s seat (and the radio). Get from A to B, run errands, have an adventure –whatever you need wheels for, it’s time to get around the smarter way.

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