General Motors China has announced a car sharing program in Shanghai for next year featuring the Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 electric vehicle.
GM signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Jiao Tong University to collaborate on the program, which will include a fleet of EN-V 2.0 vehicles integrated with a multi-modal transportation system alongside bicycles, cars and shuttle buses at the university’s Minhang campus in Shanghai.
The program’s purpose is to evaluate the benefits and challenges of a vehicle sharing transportation model. “The vehicle sharing program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University will allow us to assess the real-world application of the EN-V 2.0 as part of a vehicle sharing system,” said Matt Tsien, GM executive vice president and president of GM China. “We will apply these learnings to the development of future urban mobility transportation solutions, not just for China but for the world.”
The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 is the next generation of GM’s original Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V), which made its global debut at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Designed, engineered and built in Shanghai by GM and its partner SAIC, the EN-V 2.0 has room for two people and their cargo, and provides a driving range of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) on a single charge.
The vehicle offers many autonomous features such as automated valet parking and retrieval. “We have been testing the EN-V 2.0 in urban environments as well as in car sharing settings. We think a vehicle like this concept can play an especially important role in a ‘first mile – last mile’ model,” Matt Tsien said.
The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 is seen as an auxiliary means of transportation, designed to take commuters to their destination after they arrive in an urban area via public transportation.
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