The E-Car Club pilot scheme is an initiative from Sustainable Ventures - in partnership with the National Energy Foundation - to test the feasibility of implementing an electric car share scheme within selected communities across the UK. Initially 6 to 8 communities will be selected to be surveyed, which will then be narrowed down to 3 to take part in the trial in the first half of 2012.
Listen to Delphine Wolfe's interview on BBC 3 Counties Radio, Tuesday 7th February.
About the E-Car trial
What is E-Car?
E-Car is a competitively priced, wholly electric, pay-per-use car club, designed to offer members of your community the convenience and flexibility of a full-sized private car without the high cost of owning one. And all with the lowest emissions in the market today!
What will E-Car do?
We will take full responsibility for permitting, vehicle acquisition and ownership, charging infrastructure, electricity provision, maintenance, booking systems, cleaning, servicing and taxes - as well as guaranteeing a single journey range of up to 80 miles!
How will E-Car work?
Members will have unlimited access to full-sized electric vehicles parked in convenient locations throughout their neighbourhood. These cars can then be booked online, by phone or using a mobile application, unlocked using an E-Car membership card, driven for as long as they are required, and then returned to their dedicated parking bay.
How much will it cost?
E-Car members will pay a monthly subscription fee of just £4.50 followed by transparent hourly usage rates starting at £5.95 p/h. There will be no additional fees, fuel surcharges or mileage costs.
Next Steps
The E-Car trial is set to launch in the first half of 2012. There has already been unprecedented interest from communities across Scotland, the North East, the North West, the Midlands, Wales, the West Country, the South East and London.
From the 100 + individual submissions that we received representing 20 communities, we are now looking for between 6 and 8 to work with us as we refine the launch offering. This is your car club, and we want to design it with you in mind.
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