Originally appeared on Automoblog.net

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Lyft and General Motors recently announced the expansion of the Express Drive short-term vehicle access program. The program launches in San Francisco this summer and Los Angeles and Denver this fall. Express Drive?s California members will have access to the largest electric vehicle fleet in ridesharing today, including the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and the extended-range 2016 Volt.
Over 130,000 people between the three cities who applied to become Lyft drivers, but didn?t have qualifying cars, will now have an opportunity on the new platform.
“Expanding Express Drive provides opportunities to hundreds of thousands of new potential Lyft drivers and continues to make car ownership optional for both drivers and passengers,” said John Zimmer, Lyft President and Co-Founder. The ridesharing service is already successful in Baltimore, Boston, Washington D.C., and Chicago. 30 percent of new applicants in the Windy City have requested an Express Drive vehicle.
“We are also excited to be adding electric vehicles to Express Drive, which is an important milestone for Lyft and the industry,” Zimmer said.
The company continues on the strong momentum of cities like Boston, which was fully subscribed in just under 4 days.
“We are very pleased with the success of Express Drive and how quickly the team implemented the program since our alliance was announced earlier t...