Type Business Genre Public Transport | Industry Carsharing Area served Melbourne Divisions Hertz Australia | |
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Founded 2004, Melbourne, Australia Parent organizations The Hertz Corporation, Hertz Global Holdings Inc | ||
Flexicar is an Melbourne membership-based carsharing service owned by Hertz. The company provides automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Flexicar was co-founded in 2004 by Monique Conheady and five other partners. In 2008, Conheady was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship to investigate public transport systems all over the world that use the latest technology and incorporate new forms of transport like bicycle sharing.
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Flexicar has been a partner of Honda in 2009 for sharing there mutual commitment to sustainability. Honda provided two Honda Civic Hybrids, a low fuel emission car, to Flexicar as an initiative for sustainable driving.
In 2010, Flexicar won an award for Transportation, Warehousing and Logistics – Mindful Movement (supported by Banksia Environmental Foundation).
Flexicar fleet
Recognition
Flexicar has won and been a finalist in several environmental awards including: