Autonomy & EV Mobility partner to make electric vehicles available at luxury hotels & apartments
“Sweetheart, did you remember to pack our electric vehicle?”
While that question might seem silly coming from a couple on vacation, a new partnership involving Autonomy and EV Mobility could address that quandary should it ever arise — given that the latter company provides EVs on demand 24/7 as an amenity to luxury hotels as well as at multifamily apartment buildings and other commercial properties through its mobile app.
Autonomy co-founder and chief executive officer Scott Painter explained through a news release distributed this week how this partnership is going to benefit his electric vehicle subscription company.
“The partnership with EV Mobility is mutually beneficial in that it helps us achieve our scaling goal of 10,000 Autonomy subscribers within the next 12 months,” Painter said. “EV Mobility’s business is complementary to our business model and launches our B2B channel.
“At Autonomy, we are focused on revenue quality and predictability. By making EV Mobility our customer, we not only satisfy our need for revenue quality and predictability, but also provide EV Mobility with access to a growing national fleet of electric vehicles without having to secure and finance their own separate fleet of vehicles. This underscores the power and scalability of the subscription model for everyone,” Painter continued.
Through the partnership, Autonomy will deploy Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys to EV Mobility locations across California, Florida, Washington, and other states by the end of the year.
The companies highlighted the luxury amenity allows guests and residents to reserve and operate vehicles hourly, 24/7, through EV Mobility’s app. The payment covers the traditional costs of ownership, including annual registration, licensing fees, routine maintenance, roadside assistance, as well as standard tire wear and tear.
“We look forward to expanding our relationship with EV Mobility to include tens of thousands of EVs in dozens of states in the coming years as we scale our business and capacity,” Autonomy president and chief operating officer Jim Nguyen said.
Ramy El-Batrawi is CEO of EV Mobility.
“We are excited to partner with Autonomy and its founder Scott Painter to advance our shared mission of providing easy and affordable access to EVs,” El-Batrawi said. “One of the biggest challenges in car sharing historically has been the large balance sheet required to own a fleet of cars, so working with Autonomy, which owns their vehicles, solves a major obstacle in scaling our business and allows us to provide flexible, hourly, and shared access to electric vehicles to more people.”