ELECTRIC CARS FOR RENT: COMING to a street NEAR YOU!
2014.12.06
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It has been widely published, in recent days, that there will be a swathe of "micro bus" rental stations across Changsha. These electric cars for hire come in two seater or four seater versions and can hit a top speed of 80km/h with a battery lifetime that goes to "hundreds of kilometers" after each full charge up.
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In an effort to combat the rising air pollution levels that have hit national headlines, Changsha City currently plans to build hundreds of 'stations' with 1600 "micro buses", membership card system and a monthly or annual rental system. The two seat vehicle will start with a monthly price of 400yuan, the four seater for the price of 500 yuan per month; annual rental prices of 2400yuan or 3600yuan per year. In addition, if the vehicles breakdown in some way, the managing company has promised a speedy maintenance service.
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Hunan's own 'new energy' automobile company chairman, Chen Weiqiang, helped to jointly launch the Geely Holding Group and Kangdi technology group project. Mr Chen went on to say that "[this] is mainly to promote new energy, now the environmental pollution is too serious,". This initiative follows on from a similar test project in Hangzhou which met with a good level of public approval.
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Drivers still need to use the normal driver's license to drive the cars. Car hire staff will then assist the driver in inspecting the vehicle before signing a rental agreement.
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