EVs for hire in Oxford

Pay-as-you-go electric vehicles have been introduced to Oxford as the next generation of mobility begins to become a reality.

Ten BMW i3 EVs have been added to the Co-wheels Car Club fleet as part of an initiative to reduce air pollution and give more people the opportunity to drive an EV.

Richard Falconer, director of Co-wheels, said, ‘Co-wheels was the first UK car club to introduce electric cars and this is one of our biggest roll outs of EVs to date. On top of the three existing car club EVs in the city this means Oxford has now taken the lead with more shared electric vehicles per head of population than any other UK city we know of. Which means that even if you don’t own an EV in Oxford you can still go zero emissions.

‘Launching the new BMW i3s has been a really exciting project for us and we felt such a buzz at the Oxford EV Summit. We have seen a high demand for EVs with an improved range from Co-wheels members in Oxford and we have delivered – the BMW i3s allow for longer journeys. Oxford residents can now enjoy using the new BMW models whilst reducing the impact on our environment.’

Councillor Tom Hayes, cabinet member for Zero Carbon Oxford at Oxford City Council commented, ‘Car ownership promises to be a thing of the past before long, so it’s particularly great to see more opportunities for car sharing that will protect our health and climate. Oxford is determined to be the leading city of the UK for reducing car journeys and ensuring that the majority of however many cars are left on our roads are zero emissions.’

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