Free Tesla Model 3 car sharing program announced by real estate company MO
Residents of TLC Properties in Springfield, MO will have the chance to avoid rising gasoline prices in the area. Through a recently launched program, residents of TLC Properties’ Township 28 apartment complex will have the opportunity to use a Tesla Model 3 for free to get around.
The car-sharing program, called Flex Drive, requires residents of the apartment complex to simply register their driver’s license and insurance through the Flex Drive app on their smartphones.
Once approved on the app, residents can experience a Tesla Model 3. The vehicle can be used for up to six hours at a time, and residents can travel within an 80 kilometer radius.
For a free service, the Model 3 car sharing program would probably be very popular. Gas prices in Missouri, after all, are at an all-time high, so Tesla Model 3 service would be a good way for residents to save money.
And given that “butts in seats” have been a very successful way to sell Teslas, experiences in the Model 3 may encourage some residents to consider ordering a Tesla for themselves in the future.
Interestingly enough, the free Tesla service was not prompted by high gas prices in the state. According to TLC Properties, the initial idea for a car-sharing program dates back to 2016, when the company found that electric vehicle charging stations installed on their properties were not being used.
For now, the program is exclusive to TLC Properties’ Township 28 apartment complex. However, TLC would expand the free Tesla car-sharing service if the pilot program is successful. Ken Oeser, director of sales and service at TLC Properties, told the Springfield News Manager that the Tesla program is a good way to introduce residents to a new way of life.
“It’s just kind of pushing the customer experience more or less and showing them that it’s a lifestyle and a way of living,” he said.
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