Hertz has announced that Hertz On Demand, Hertz’s global car sharing club, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chargemaster, as the pair look to launch an electric vehicle car share scheme in Oxford, England.
The program is designed to appeal to residents, visitors, and business people, who will be able to reserve and drive a conveniently located electric vehicle by the hour, day or week from www.hertzondemand.co.uk.
The hourly rates will start from £5 (pounds sterling) and include in-car access to the member care centre, insurance, roadside assistance, maintenance and cleaning.
Membership of Hertz On Demand is free and will entitle members to use the operator’s other car clubs in the US, Europe and China.
Michel Taride, president, Hertz International and executive vice president of Hertz Corporation, said: “We are pleased to support Oxford’s commitment to sustainable transport solutions for residents and visitors alike.
“We look forward to launching the Hertz On Demand electric vehicle car club in Oxford, which will make use of the high density charging network installed by Chargemaster, along with specially dedicated parking bays provided by the city.”
The plan is that initially ten Nissan Leafs will be available and situated in university campuses, street locations, station car parks, major employers’ car parks and other strategic locations across the city and surrounding areas.
The club cars will be recharged via the Polar charging network for Oxford, which has 32 charging points operating in key locations throughout the city, with another 28 under construction. The charging network is supported by the Oxford Electric Vehicle Partnership (OEVP) led by Oxford Brookes University.
The Oxford charging network is part of the national electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure known as Polar, and currently being rolled out by Chargemaster.
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