For best side-by-side comparison purposes, we recommend you view this page in horizontal mode on your phone or on a computer. If unable, all sections in orange are for HOURCAR and blue are for Evie.
Evie & HOURCAR: Two Services, One App & One Monthly Plan
Select a plan that works for both services. If your plan has a monthly membership fee, you are only charged once per month, giving you access to both Evie and HOURCAR rates. Membership plans can be changed every month, with the exception of the Backup Plan, which can be changed to a monthly paid plan at any time.
HOURCAR
HOURCAR provides a variety of hub-based vehicles for round-trips as short as 30 minutes or as long as 3 days in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Metro Area. This means each HOURCAR must be returned to its hub on-time. Make a reservation up to 6 months in advance.
Gas/charging, insurance, and roadside assistance are included.
Evie
Evie provides a fleet of all-electric vehicles for one-way, by-the-minute trips around Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota. Trips must begin and end in our Home Area in an approved, on-street space.
Charging, insurance, and metered parking costs are included.
Reserve It
Reserve an HOURCAR for as few as 30 minutes or as long as 3 days, up to 6 months in advance. Gas/charge, insurance, and local roadside assistance are included in all trip costs.
Find It
Reserve an Evie for free for up to 15 minutes while you walk to it. Charge, insurance, on-street metered parking, and local roadside assistance are included in all trip costs.
Drive It
Drive your HOURCAR up to 200 miles per trip per day, depending on your plan. Bonus: All vehicles have Minnesota State Park passes.
If you’re not using the app, start your trip with a Metro Transit GoTo card. Learn how to start, lock, and end your trips here. If you don’t have a GoTo card or need to link yours, do that here.
Drive It
Drive an Evie up to 200 miles per trip per day, depending on your plan.
If you’re not using the app, call us and we can reserve an Evie for you. Start your trip with a Metro Transit GoTo card. Learn how to start, lock, and end your trips here. If you don’t have a GoTo card or need to link yours, do that here.
Refuel/Charge It
Fill up with standard gasoline if it’s 1/4 tank or less. 5 or more gallons earns you a $4 Drive Credit towards a future trip. There is a fuel card in the glovebox and a driver pin found in the app once you start your trip. Don’t print the receipt, we already have the transaction documented on our end.
All electric HOURCAR trips must be ended with the vehicle charging at the end of the trip so the next member gets max range.
Charge It
You are never required to charge an Evie, but if you do, we’ll automatically give you a $4 credit when you end your trip plugged-in at a green EV Spot Charger. Any Evie with a low charge is automatically placed out of service so our team can come and charge it up.
Long trip? Find charging cards inside of the glovebox for EV Spot, Zef, and Chargepoint charging networks.
Return It
All HOURCAR trips require you to return the car on-time back to the hub where it belongs.
Returning a car later then scheduled may delay another members trip, so if you are returning late, give us a call so we can help reduce inconveniences.
Make sure you turn off the lights upon return.
Park It
All Evie trips require you to park the car in an approved parking space in the Home Area. Approved spaces are those with meters timed 2 hours or greater, any area requiring a residential permit, or any regular neighborhood on-street parallel parking space.
Approved parking spaces are slightly different between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Learn more here.
All Drive Credit is applied to your account within 3 business days and expires 60 days once applied, unless stated otherwise. View credit via the app or in your account online.
Refuel the tank = $4
End Trip at an EV Spot with Evie charing = $4 (automatically issued by the system)
Kindness Credits = $1-$20 (thanks for watching out for others!)
The below fees are not charged if you are enrolled in a PLUS plan during the time of incident. The cost of the ticket is not included.
Towing Processing Fee = $15
Parking Ticket Processing Fee = $15
Toll Charge Processing Fee = $15
At-Fault Damage Fee = up to $1,000
We charge fees to discourage inconvenience to fellow members of our carsharing community. We’d always rather hear from you than not if there’s anything that we should be aware of, so communicate with us to avoid most fees.
Excessive Cleaning Fee = up to $200 per instance (includes smoking, pet, trash, and odor)
Biohazard Cleaning Fee = $250 biohazard service removal fee + Unavailable Vehicle Fee per Day + other additional fees as relevant
Unsecured Vehicle Fee = up to $75 per occurrence (check your trip is ended by making sure the doors are locked and the GoTo reader has a green light)
Unavailable Vehicle Fee = Day rate times number of days vehicle was impounded/unavailable for rental
Dead Battery = up to $40 per occurrence (first step is to make sure all headlights are off)
Excessive/Major Violation of Terms = $250 Fee + Cost of repair/cleaning + possible membership revocation
Excessive Complaint = up to $50 per incident
Late return = $40 per incident
Return with 1/4 tank or less of fuel = $25