A Florida City Is Spending $400,000 on Teslas to Shuttle People For Free

Depending on where you live, a rideshare service like Lyft or Uber can be a good thing, available to keep people from driving drunk, help seniors get around, or get a single parent to work faster than public transit can. Florida outlet Treasure Coast Newspapers reports Fort Pierce, Florida, has launched a free rideshare service with Teslas. A rideshare company will get hundreds of thousands of dollars from the city in the process, in what is a one-year pilot project.

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Fort Pierce has partnered with rideshare company Freebee in starting the ridesharing service for the city’s downtown area. It works just like any other ride-sharing company: users download an app, and then use that to request rides to destinations in the city’s downtown. The service uses a fleet of four Tesla Model Xs to help residents get around.

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Jason Spiegel, managing partner of Freebee said the service meets the transportation needs and problems of communities. ​”We are dedicated to solving some of the most challenging problems for communities, which includes getting people to leave their personal vehicles at home and providing convenient options for people to get where they need to go.” The service is made more interesting by the fact that all rides are free. It sounds great right? That is until you get into the details.