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Electric Rental Vehicles Often Swapped For ICE; Range Anxiety Cited as Issue
Lee Broughton, head of sustainability at Enterprise, stated this during a recent interview: Enterprise Listing for Nissan LEAF in Portland, Oregon "People are very keen to try it, but they will switch out of the contract part way through. Range anxiety makes them think they can’t get to a charging station." We could argue against Broughton, but what's...
Nov 10, 2013
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Drive Electric Orlando Launches Nation's Largest EV Rental Program With Free Charging and Loads of Additional Perks (w/videos)
"Securing America's Future Energy and The Electrification Coalition are proud to announce the launch of Drive Electric Orlando--the nation's largest electric vehicle rental program, designed to put Americans behind the wheel of a secure energy future. A groundbreaking partnership between rental car agencies, hotels, theme parks, and the City of Orlando, DEO is giving Orlando's 56 million annual vi...
Sep 06, 2013
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South Korea Now Offers Electric Vehicle Rentals With Rollout of 184 Kia Ray EVs
The capital of South Korea, Seoul, now seeks to push electric vehicles via an EV rental program is kicked off on May 9. Rent Me Please Dubbed the "Electric Vehicle Sharing" (no, it's not a creative name) program, Seoul now offers an astonishing 184 Kia Ray EVs for rent at a rate of $5 per hour. Lee No-seong, deputy director of the Seoul go...
Jun 06, 2013
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China's EV Rental Program Off to Quick Start; All Available Rentals Booked in 3 Days
Who says China isn't fond of electric vehicles? Lineup of Rental Ready e150EVs Okay, maybe residents of China don't want to pay a fortune to buy one, but if priced comparably to conventional vehicles, then the Chinese seem more than pleased to choose electric. At least that appears to be the case in Beijing where, withing three days of launching a pilot E...
May 30, 2013
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Electric Vehicle Rentals Aim to Boost EV Adoption in China
Typical EV Rental in China: Roewe e50 Electric Vehicle The availability of rental plug-in vehicles is becoming increasingly common in the US with most of the major rental players offering EVs at certain locations across the country. Now, it's China's turn to join the EV rental party. US-based Rent-A-Car, via its Shanghai division, will begin to offer rental electric ve...
Apr 01, 2013