Maven expands peer-to-peer car-share service

General Motors’ subsidiary Maven is expanding its peer-to-peer car-share option to more US cities. The service – which sees owners renting out their vehicles - is currently available in four urban areas: Ann Arbor, Chicago, Denver and Detroit. But GM says it will now be rolled out in Baltimore, Boston, Jersey City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC by the end of the year. Owners can rent out their GM car, so long as it is registered in 2015 or later, with Maven taking 40% of each rental. Despi
October 30, 2018 Read time: 2 mins
948 General Motors’ subsidiary Maven is expanding its peer-to-peer car-share option to more US cities.


The service – which sees owners renting out their vehicles - is currently available in four urban areas: Ann Arbor, Chicago, Denver and Detroit. But GM says it will now be rolled out in Baltimore, Boston, Jersey City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC by the end of the year.

Owners can rent out their GM car, so long as it is registered in 2015 or later, with Maven taking 40% of each rental. Despite this cut, the company insists that drivers can earn thousands of dollars.

For example, it suggests a Chevrolet Camaro could be hired out at $22.50 per hour and $225 per day. That being the case, owners could make as much as $19,278 per year, assuming it was rented out for 12 weeks, the firm says. GM offers $1m liability insurance.

Maven suggests that owners already “pay more than $8,000 per year on average for costs including depreciation, insurance, maintenance and fuel”.

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