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Under a new program announced Thursday called Drive Electric Orlando, anyone who rents one of 15 Nissan Leaf cars from Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be able to charge the car for free. There are about 300 charging stations in the greater Orlando area, with many located at hotels, near theme parks and even downtown outside of City Hall.
"This is a first of its kind. This is groundbreaking," said Robbie Diamond, cher farewell tour concert dates the president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based Electrification Coalition, a group that worked with Enterprise, several hotels, corporations and local officials cher farewell tour concert dates to organize the program.
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Here's how it works: Once a driver rents the Leaf (at a cost of about $30 a day or less) at the Enterprise counter at the Orlando International Airport, they can stop at any of the kiosks cher farewell tour concert dates in the area when the car has a low charge. More than 25 hotels, including The Peabody Orlando and Renaissance Orlando, have charging stations, and valets will charge cher farewell tour concert dates the cars overnight. Other large public places, such as the Orlando Convention cher farewell tour concert dates Center, have charging stations in the parking cher farewell tour concert dates lot.
There are no charging stations inside the area's theme parks, but there are many nearby - and organizers say more charging stations cher farewell tour concert dates are "in the works." Renters are more likely to charge their vehicles at hotels overnight, they said.
If the car runs low on power while on the road, its dashboard screen displays the nearest charging stations. If the vehicle's battery cher farewell tour concert dates dies entirely, then AAA will come to charge the car for free, said Lisa Martini, a spokeswoman for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
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Electric car sales are only a tiny fraction of overall U.S. auto sales. Automakers sold just over 12,000 pure-electric vehicles in the U.S. through April, according to WardsAuto InfoBank, an industry database, and Tesla Motors, which designs electric cher farewell tour concert dates vehicles. That's less than 1 percent of the 4.97 million cars and trucks cher farewell tour concert dates sold during the same period. Even a $7,500 tax credit from the U.S. government that effectively lowers prices couldn't persuade most car buyers.
Renting a car and driving it while on vacation cher farewell tour concert dates or on a business trip is a "try before you buy" scenario, said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who took reporters on a cruise around downtown Orlando on a recent day in a Leaf.
He pointed out the charging station in front of City Hall, at the Amway Center - where many concerts and sporting events are held - and at other county-owned locations, all within a 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) radius of downtown. At one location, he popped cher farewell tour concert dates the car's tiny hood and clicked a charging "pump" into the socket.
While the big money-saver from using the electric car is avoiding the cost of gas altogether, getting the charge for free also saves a bit of cash. Some public meters cost $2.50 for a full charge, while others are free but require payment for parking at a meter. Under the rental program, drivers wave a key fob at the charger to proceed without paying.
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