Nissan will run pilot car sharing program with ultra compact EVs

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will conduct a local trial run of the Ultra Compact Mobility Certification System, a car sharing network for residents of the Sakonyama Danchi District in Yokohama City's Asahi Ward.

Nissan will be collaborating with Urban Renaissance (UR), a semi-public housing agency associated with Kanagawa Prefecture's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) Kanto District Transport Bureau, to study the possibilities of using ultra compact EVs as a method for revitalising urban and suburban areas. This test of the car sharing network will be implemented from late March 2015 until the end of March 2016.

The trial will assess the potential of ultra compact electric vehicles (EVs) as a catalyst in revitalising large scale, urban and suburban commuting methods, and will gauge the value of ultra compact EVs as short-range modes of transport that can complement public transportation.

For the fiscal year 2015, instead of keeping with previous trial runs where the car sharing program was focused on limited users, this project intends to implement fee-based car sharing trial runs for a broader scope of users in these apartment complexes to further promote practical application of the ultra compact EVs.