Virginia Tech's U Car Share introduces cutting-edge car sharing technology
Virginia Tech’s U Car Share program is taking their innovative technology one step further this spring.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Virginia Tech’s U Car Share program is taking their innovative technology one step further this spring.
U Car Share began reinventing the green wheel of car sharing by developing their own car sharing technology that eliminates the need for the members' card to gain entry into the vehicle. But the new technology, called NOVA, offers more than just faster access; it uses less energy and captures more information about each reservation.
“We’re excited about the new technology coming to Virginia Tech and think it will make U Car Share even easier to use,” said Debby Freed, alternative transportation manager for Virginia Tech.
An advantage of NOVA is that new members will get faster access from the point of application. NOVA has made it possible for new members to drive a car share vehicle within 24 hours from the time they submit their application for membership with U Car Share, instead of the standard 4-5 business days.
All of the U Car Share vehicles at Virginia Tech will have the new upgraded technology for the start of the 2011 spring semester. For a limited time, U Car Share is offering Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff a special offer. Until Feb. 15, Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff will get $25 in free driving credit and only pay $10 to join ( a $40 value ). Just enter code word VTNOVA at the time of application.
For more information about U Car Share and other Alternative Transportation programs at Virginia Tech, please visit the Alternative Transportation website.
For more information about U Car Share or to join the program, visit their website or call ( 877 ) 990-8227.
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech is the most comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is among the top research universities in the nation. Today, Virginia Tech’s nine colleges are dedicated to quality, innovation, and results through teaching, research, and outreach activities. At its 2,600-acre main campus located in Blacksburg and other campus centers in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond, Southside, and Roanoke, Virginia Tech enrolls more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in 180 academic degree programs.
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