'A lot of people haven't necessarily ridden in a Tesla yet'
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/bizfeed/article/Traveling-between-Texas-cities-Call-a-Tesla-13552674.php?src=hp_totn Traveling between Texas cities? Call a Tesla Jan. 23, 2019 Andrea Leinfelder [images / Andrea Leinfelder https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/11/15/16814950/4/gallery_xlarge.jpg 1of20 ElecTrip drives its customers across Texas in a Tesla Pictured is a Tesla Model X. Photo: ElecTrip https://s.hdnux.com/photos/44/05/57/9460716/3/gallery_xlarge.jpg 2of20 Austin-based ElecTrip is using Tesla vehicles to chauffeur drivers between Texas cities https://s.hdnux.com/photos/71/10/75/14978934/3/gallery_xlarge.jpg https://s.hdnux.com/photos/71/10/75/14978932/3/gallery_xlarge.jpg https://s.hdnux.com/photos/71/10/75/14978928/3/gallery_xlarge.jpg ] Want to ride in a Tesla? For $250, you can be chauffeured on a one-way trip between Houston and Austin. Dallas is just $400 away. Austin-based ElecTrip is billed as an energy-efficient alternative to private flights or high-end buses. Ride with colleagues or friends, and the per-seat cost -- the $250 and $400 price tags are for the entire car, with prices varying based on the Tesla model and membership in a subscription plan -- becomes more comparable to commercial flights or high-end bus service Vonlane. "A lot of people haven't necessarily ridden in a Tesla yet," said Eliott Lee, co-founder of ElecTrip, "so it's a pretty neat experience for them." Modern hitchhiking: Need to get to Austin? Startup matches up drivers and riders University of Texas students Lee and Mandeep Patel started ElecTrip last year. During an internship, Patel got the idea for ElecTrip while talking to executives about corporate travel and the need for more options when traveling between Texas cities. Others have also sought to address this problem, with some companies launching membership programs for sharing private planes that fly between major cities. At a lower price point are new bus services or Austin startup Hitch, which has prices averaging $25 one way for those wishing to share a vehicle with strangers as they travel between Houston and Austin. But ElecTrip provides the luxury -- and swagger -- of riding in a Tesla. It also allows riders to reduce their carbon footprint. "You're doing good for the environment by taking our rides in between cities," Lee said. "There aren't any other options that use electric vehicles." The trip comes with Wi-Fi, drinks and snacks. Riders are picked up from their door and then dropped off at their destination. ElecTrip uses the Tesla Model X SUV, Model S and Model 3. The $250 and $400 prices are typical for riding in a Model X. [© houstonchronicle.com] ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/electripus ElecTrip offers city to city travel in a professionally driven Tesla Model X! Austin to Houston starting at $249.99 https://www.google.com/search?q=Tesla+electrip ... https://www.google.com/search?q=tesla+rides For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
