GM and Lyft have recently formed a $500 million partnership in a deal that should bring with it a long line of successes to come. As the Californian based car-sharing service looks to expand its services, GM jump in to help with offering Lyft drivers the chance to be some of the first people worldwide to enjoy the new electric Chevy Bolt.
The Bolt is Chevrolet’s offering of an all-electric that is capable of doing 200 miles in one single charge. With its easy 240-volt charging unit, this little beauty will charge fully in just 9 hours. That’s the equivalent of 25 miles of range per hour, so no wonder Lyft drivers want a piece of the action. Another great selling point for the Chevy Bolt is that it is affordable too. With a price tag of around $30,000, and minimal running and maintenance costs, that is one big bargain!
With the expansion of the Express-Drive program, the companies drivers that are based in California will have access to the brand new Chevy Bolt EV’s once they are released in 2017 and the Chevy Volt’s that are on the market now. Many drivers have already expressed their interest in getting their hands on one of the new vehicles as part of the Express Drive program, and the Boston program was fully booked within a matter of days.
By offering this type of program, the company is giving thousands of people the chance to become a Lyft driver that were unable to previously as they did not own a vehicle. But now, with the rental program in place, there is a much fairer chance of new drivers being able to come on board. Lyft also offer a really good incentive as part of the rental program in that it will only cost you $99 per week to rent the new Chevy Bolt EV and 20 cents per mile if less than 40 rides per week were completed. However, complete over 65 rides or more in one week and the rental is free!
There are promising times ahead for this newly formed partnership as they set to take the nation by storm with the Express Drive adding to their services. Eventually, the company would like to see autonomous cars offering a shuttle service around town, but there is still some more work to be done before that comes to fruition.
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