Libs is sooo smort!-----Grand Rapids prepares to roll out EV car-sharing program | WOODTV.com

Grand Rapids prepares to roll out EV car-sharing program | WOODTV.com

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you need a car in a pinch, the city of Grand Rapids will soon be able to help you out.

• The City Commission approved $500,000 Tuesday for a three-year pilot car-sharing program. Drivers will be able to rent one of six plug-in electric vehicles starting this spring...
• Residents can rent vehicles by the hour for $5 per hour. They will be charged an extra 40 cents per mile once they hit 150 miles. 
• Drivers can also pay a flat fee of $50 to reserve the vehicle for 24 hours. There will be no limit on how far they can drive as long as they return the vehicle within a day...
• The electric vehicles will likely be “lightly used” at time of purchase, Jeske said...organizers are hoping to purchase cars assembled in the United States...
•  The city will install four charging stations at its Madison Square Lot, Burton-Division Lot, West Fulton Street Lot, and Eastown Ethel Lot for an additional cost of $220,000...