6 months ago
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A car-sharing program intended to save Montgomery County money has ended up costing $1,300 per hour of driving.
The county paid more than $100,000 for the program, which was used just 16 times in 3 1/2 months.
The county pays Enterprise Rent-A-Car a flat rate of $1,100 a month for each fuel-efficient car available for county employees. As of April 24, the 28 cars have been used fewer than 84 hours since the pilot program began in January.
In contrast, taking a ride in a luxury sedan costs $60 an hour, according to a local limousine company.
County officials attribute the slow start to the reluctance of county employees to give up their own county-assigned vehicles. They predicted use of the car-sharing service would rise.
