*This is a machine-translated text of the original article.

On April 22, Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc announced that it would start offering a car sharing service “weev” using electric vehicles in Kyushu and metropolitan areas from December.

The car-sharing service is available to condominium residents at a fee of 200 yen/15 minutes or 5 yen/km, and free monthly membership.

Depending on availability of space in a condominium, one or more vehicles will be placed in each building. Residents can access the service via smartphone app.


*Electric vehicles to be shared in condominiums include Nissan Leaf (right) and Tesla Model 3 (left).

According to the company, with the spread of the sharing economy, the company is seeing a move to “share” cars without “possessing” cars.

In particular, in condominiums, the cost of car ownership is higher than that of detached houses due to the burden of parking fees, and the need for car sharing has risen, and the company has been able to provide this service, which enables it to share cars in condominiums.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/04/22/kyuden/