CDTA to Launch Electric Carshare Program, Albany, NY, 2022

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is launching DRIVE, an electric carshare program. When fully developed, customers can borrow electric 2020 Chevy Bolt vehicles at the cost of $5 per hour, $40 per day during the workweek, and $45 per day during the weekend. Customers are allowed to drive up to 150 miles when borrowing a vehicle. If customers exceed that limit, they are charged an extra $0.35 per mile above 150 miles. Additional costs include a one-time $20 application fee. Customers can submit membership applications through a smartphone app and must be 21 years or older.

CDTA has partnered with Mobility Development to implement this transportation program. DRIVE is a shared mobility offering alongside other CDTA mobility programs, including fixed-route transit, microtransit, bikeshare, and scootershare. Developments like this re-frame the role of transit agencies as providers of shared mobility more broadly.

Last updated May 2, 2022