And it will be going to Austin, Texas USA in the autumn.
Daimler's car2go idea began last October with 50 cars available only to staff of the company. Now it has been extended with a fleet of 200 smart fortwo cdi cars available to all registered residents and visitors to Ulm – every day, around the clock, and at low rates.
Whenever a car is needed, it can be rented spontaneously in passing out on the street, or it can be pre-booked via mobile phone or internet. The car then can be used as long as one likes, and can be returned to any unoccupied public parking space within the area of operation.
The cost is 19 cents charged per minute covers taxes, insurance, mileage and even fuel, while rates for rental by the hour or day are €9.90 per hour or €49 per day. The sole condition for use is one-time free registration as a customer and a valid driver's license, to which a small seal is affixed. Once a person registers, he or she can open any car2go by means of a card reader placed behind the windshield.
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