MULTIFAMILY PROJECT
MULTIFAMILY PROJECT
HOURCAR MULTIFAMILY: EQUITABLE ELECTRIC MOBILITY
HOURCAR is a nonprofit carshare organization making big transportation changes in the Twin Cities.
In 2022, HOURCAR began expanding its round-trip carshare service through the Multifamily Electric Vehicle Carshare Pilot Project. Leveraging funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and partnerships with Xcel Energy, the American Lung Association, and East Metro Strong, the pilot will add a total of 50 all-electric vehicles, nearly doubling the current HOURCAR footprint. To do this, HOURCAR is placing new hubs with electric chargers at multifamily complexes around the Twin Cities metropolitan area, especially at affordable housing sites. The project aims to increase electric mobility options for residents at income levels that have been traditionally underserved while also decreasing barriers to building out electric vehicle charging stations at multifamily dwellings.
This is the first project of its kind in the State of Minnesota and one of the first of its size in North America, including 25 total properties with 50 shared electric vehicles.
The Multifamily Project’s Nissan Leafs are sponsored by Kline Nissan, Minnesota’s largest seller of Nissan electric vehicles.
MEMBER INFORMATION
HOURCAR is using this pilot to provide service to both new and existing members.
These multifamily hubs will function mostly the same way our current round-trip HOURCAR hubs do, with the added benefit of using an electric vehicle. Any member will be able to use the cars placed at these sites by reserving a car in advance for a trip length of up to three days. When finished using the vehicle, simply return the car back to where you got it and plug it back into the charger provided on site to provide maximum range for the next member.
If you are already an HOURCAR member, you can use your existing account to reserve a vehicle at one of our new hubs just the way you’ve always done.
Thinking about using one of these cars at our multifamily hubs? Simply register for an HOURCAR account to start driving. Look up the membership rate that works best for you, download the app onto your Android or Apple smartphone or register your account with your GoTo card. Your monthly plan also includes access to Evie Carshare, a one-way, free-floating, all-electric, carshare service.