GM Expands Maven Car-Share Service to San Francisco
General Motors Co. is extending its Maven car-sharing service to San Francisco, marking the ninth market in the program’s U.S. rollout.
General Motors Co. is extending its Maven car-sharing service to San Francisco, marking the ninth market in the program’s U.S. rollout.
GM already offers Maven, which was launched in January, in Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. More than 12,000 people have used the service in these markets in the last nine months.
Users can reserve a variety of GM vehicles, ranging from the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car to the Cadillac Escalade full-size SUV. Fees start at $8 an hour, which covers fuel and insurance costs.
In San Francisco, Maven will start with 60 vehicles at 30 locations across the city. It will compete against market leader Zipcar and several other car-sharing and ride-hailing services in the city.
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