HAMILTON, ON, June 13, 2022 /CNW/ – The City of Hamilton and Communauto, the oldest and largest Canadian carsharing group, are asserting the launch of a brand new carsharing service in Hamilton: Communauto FLEX.
Starting as we speak, a fleet of 25 FLEX automobiles will likely be deployed in an space protecting 12 sq. kilometers, throughout Wards 1, 2, and three. The launch of the service was made attainable by City Council’s approval final 12 months of the Free-Floating CarShare Pilot Program. The one-way FLEX service is an addition to Communauto’s present round-trip station-based service, which has been working in the town for practically 13 years.
With the addition of FLEX service, Communauto be will offering a complete of 60 carshare autos for members in Hamilton – 35 round-trip autos, and 25 one-way FLEX autos.
“Communauto is proud to be able to launch FLEX service in Hamilton, and nearly double the fleet size available for residents in the city,” mentioned Benoît Robert, CEO of Communatuo. “Communauto aims to offer a sustainable and economical alternative to car ownership, in complement to transit and active mobility. By adding FLEX vehicles to our offer in Hamilton, it’s another great addition that further develops mobility options in the city.”
“One of the City’s key strategic priorities is expanding transportation options to residents, and we are very pleased to do so today with the launch of the new free-floating carshare pilot program, Communauto FLEX,” mentioned Mayor Fred Eisenberger. “This program gives residents more flexibility in how they get around by providing people access to a vehicle without the need to book in advance, allowing Hamiltonians to choose the most appropriate method of transport for their trip. Thank you to our Sustainable Mobility team and our partners at Communauto for bringing this program to life.”
Communauto FLEX: a brand new versatile mobility choice
One-way FLEX service, or free-floating carsharing, is accessed by members by means of the Communauto app. Available autos seem on the map, and could be blocked to be used, with a free half-hour given to achieve the automobile and start a visit. Users could make stopovers, run errands, or make out-of-town journeys with the autos. Once they’re carried out, they only should park the automobile in an on-street parking spot in the FLEX Zone, the place free-floating carshare parking is allowed. Then, the automobile turns into accessible on the app once more for the subsequent consumer.
FLEX service is geared in direction of brief, one-way journeys, and customers can simply be spontaneous, the place the prevailing round-trip service is well-suited to multi-hour or longer journeys, and autos should be reserved in advance (additionally by means of the Communauto app) earlier than use.
Users of FLEX autos will proceed to have entry to Communauto’s reasonably priced driving charges. The base Open plan FLEX service has no month-to-month payment, and its utilization prices $0.41/minute, $10/hour, or $50/day. Each journey has 75 kms included in the value, and extra kms are billed at $0.21/km. Other fee plans are additionally supplied, permitting members to make use of automobiles for as little as $2.95/hour, plus $0.27/km, with gas and upkeep included.
About Communauto
Founded in Québec City in 1994, Communauto is the biggest carsharing service in Canada and the oldest in North America. Communauto operates in 15 Canadian cities (Waterloo Region, Hamilton, Guelph, London, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Gatineau, the areas of Montreal and Québec, Sherbrooke, Halifax, Edmonton, and Calgary), in addition to in Paris, France. With a fleet of greater than 4,000 autos, it is without doubt one of the few operators in the world providing each free-floating and station-based carsharing. Communauto is a non-public firm whose mission is to scale back the affect of automobiles on cities, whereas bettering entry to mobility.
SOURCE COMMUNAUTO
For additional data: Communauto, Janet MacLeod, Branch Manager – SW Ontario, 519-580-1865, [email protected]; Michelle Shantz, Communications Officer, City of Hamilton, 289-527-6327, [email protected]