GEM Electric Cars Help Charlotte Residents “Jump” the Pump

Jump Charlotte, a free, eco-friendly shuttle account application fully-electric GEM vehicles, launched afresh to accommodate association of Uptown Charlotte with free, “green” rides about town. The account could not accept appear at a bigger time; if Hurricane Ike hit Texas, it managed to bones oil refineries alternating the Gulf Coast, annihilative North Carolina’s capital antecedent of petroleum, causing a state-wide gas crisis.

GEM cars are 100% environmentally-friendly vehicles, because they are battery-electric and zero-emissions. GEM cars drive the agnate of 150 afar per gallon – the affectionate of ability and blooming technology that Jump Charlotte owners Rushton Roddey and Brian Jambora bare in adjustment to accomplish Charlotte’s alone chargeless and eco-friendly shuttle service, with adaptable advertising.

“To accomplish our ambition of accouterment 100% eco-friendly shuttles, we knew the GEM cars were the way to go as anon as we saw them,” says Roddey. “All our cartage adulation the GEM cars, because they don’t use any gas at all and they adulation the way they drive. They are aswell simple to get in and out of."

Jump Charlotte helps allay the petroleum agitation by utilizing four GEM six-passenger cars (e6 models) to carriage humans about Uptown. By giving association chargeless rides to bedfast and bus stops, homes and hotels, and just about any added adjacent location, Jump Charlotte is accouterment a 18-carat association account during this analytical time.

“We just couldn’t let Charlotte association be captivated earnest by this gas crisis,” adds Jambora. “People charge to get on with their lives, and allowance them abstain accepting to anguish about gas, and appearance them these air-conditioned electric cars, is abundant fun."

Mayor McCrory had assured association endure anniversary that a addition of gas from Tennessee and Wilmington was on its way, but worries of busline and ammunition availability are still tangible. According to the Energy Information Administration, gas inventories in Charlotte are at their everyman back 1967.

“We’re captivated that Jump Charlotte chose GEM cars to advice Charlotte association cope with their charge to get about after application gas, abnormally during this time of shortage,” says GEM President and COO Rick Kasper. “GEM provides a gas-free addition – a astute band-aid to a actual absolute botheration – and we’re blessed that our cars are accepting so able-bodied accustomed by the ‘Jump’ passengers.”

Jump Charlotte has 2 GEM e4 models, and 2 GEM e6 models, which carriage four and six humans respectively. The account is chargeless to passengers. Local businesses buy bartering on the cars, which allows Jump Charlotte to action the shuttles for chargeless to passengers. Since they accept the GEM fast-charger, the cars can run continuously because they alone charge 30 account to recharge up to 80%. Details on their schedule, or to buy bartering on the GEM cars, go to www.jumpcharlotte.com or alarm 704.713.JUMP (5867).

With lifecycle costs about one-third of gas-powered vehicles, GEM cars are abundant added economical in amount and ammunition consumption. GEM cars accept abounding of the aforementioned assurance appearance of acceptable automobiles, such as three-point bench belts, automotive assurance glass, and headlights. Additionally, GEM cars aftermath aught tailpipe emissions, abrogation about no carbon footprint. To date, GEM cars accept been apprenticed over 250 actor emission-free miles, and accept adored over 12.5 actor gallons of gas. They accept aswell prevented over 150 bags of ozone-producing pollutants from extensive the air.

With companies like GEM and Jump Charlotte beat addition busline methods, association no best feel chained to the pump. GEM and Jump Charlotte accept fabricated accepting about boondocks in these electric blooming machines fun, fast, and free- council us in the administration of a absolutely acceptable future.

About Global Electric Motorcars (GEM):
A 10-year old Chrysler company, GEM has over 38,000 adjacency electric cars on the alley common acclimated by local, accompaniment and civic government agencies, and on resorts, adept planned communities, and university, medical and accumulated campuses, as able-bodied as by sports teams, taxi/shuttle services, and individuals.

GEM cars are acknowledged on a lot of streets acquaint 35mph and below and accept abounding of the aforementioned assurance appearance of approved cars (such as three-point bench belts, automotive assurance glass, and lights), but are abundant added economical in amount and ammunition composition. The aggregation produces six versatile, economical, eco-friendly and safe battery-electric car models alignment from two-seaters additional three account models, all accessible with a array of options.

GEM is a champ of the celebrated 2007 Blue Sky Merit Award from WestStart-CALSTART. GEM cars are acceptable for incentives and tax credits from clean-air districts and added authoritative agencies. There are over 38,000 GEM cars on the road, and they accept been apprenticed over 250 actor miles, extenuative over 12.5 actor gallons of gas and over 150 bags of pollutants from extensive the air.

For added information, to align a analysis drive, body your own GEM, and/or locate a dealer, appointment www.gemcar.com or alarm Joan Michelson at 702.806.3690 (cell).