秋葵视频 and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Launch Car-Sharing Service
秋葵视频 is teaming with聽WeCar, a car-sharing program by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to offer students, faculty and staff a creative new transportation option.聽聽Georgia Southern is the first university or business in the state of Georgia to offer the unique service.
WeCar allows students, faculty and staff to rent cars 鈥 a Nissan Cube or Toyota Prius 鈥 for a few hours at a time, for an entire day or even overnight.聽聽The service provides students with a transportation option if they do not have a car on campus, or do not want to add mileage to their own vehicle.
The WeCar vehicles are parked in designated spots in two separate locations on campus聽(Lot C between Centennial Place and Watson Hall and Lot 21聽outside of the Russell Student Union), providing easy access. Drivers must be at least 18 years old and pre-registered as WeCar members.
鈥淲e are very excited to be working with WeCar on this exciting new program,鈥 said Kristi Bryant, director of parking and transportation at Georgia Southern.聽鈥淭his program is ideal for students looking for an economical way to get around town, take a road trip to Savannah or to go home for the weekend.聽With more than 20,000 students attending Georgia Southern from every U.S. state and nearly 100 countries around the world, not everyone brings a car to campus.聽聽This new program provides our students with a great option to get around whether it is a short trip to the store or going home for the holidays.鈥
The program is particularly attractive to parents because of the cost savings in gas, maintenance, insurance, parking permits and more.聽聽鈥淵ou鈥檒l only pay for the time you use the vehicle,鈥 says Eddie Mills, director of auxiliary services at Georgia Southern.聽聽鈥淲e anticipate a lot of interest in the program and hope to add additional vehicles as more and more students begin taking advantage of this unique program.鈥
For a $35 annual membership fee, students, faculty and staff can rent one of the vehicles.聽聽Fuel, insurance and up to 200 miles are included.聽聽Unlike most rental programs that require renters to be at least 25 years of age, WeCar requires that drivers be 18 years of age with a valid driver鈥檚 license.聽聽The first 100 members who sign up receive a $35 driving credit for use toward an hourly, daily or overnight rental.
WeCar Rates (fuel included):
Toyota Prius:聽聽$8-$9/hour, $62/day, Overnight rate (6 p.m. 鈥 8 a.m.), $40
Nissan Cube:聽聽$8-$9/hour, $60/day, Overnight rate (6 p.m. 鈥 8 a.m.), $35
鈥淭his is my freshman year at Georgia Southern and my mom did not want me to have a car,鈥 said Cathony Reid from Stone Mountain, Ga.聽聽鈥淭he WeCar program allows me to get around and not have to rely on friends for rides.聽聽It has been a really big help and I definitely plan on using it more.鈥
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