EV-sharing startup to serve Gold Coast apartment owners

Queensland startup Outbound has added its second residential property partner to set up another electric vehicle sharing hub on the Gold Coast – but it’ll need to wait at least three years to open.

That’s because the new luxury 51-storey Surfers Paradise high apartment, called 26 Vista, is expected to complete construction by 2026.

Outbound offers a closed-off car sharing service for property residents or working communities, where users can book to rent an EV when needed, which is parked within the building.

At 26 Vista, the AC wall box charging stations are powered by renewable energy to further cut the lifetime emissions of an EV.

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It aims to provide a more environmentally sustainable transport method, rather than owning a private vehicle – similar to the more public car sharing platforms, such as GoGet, Popcar and Turo.

The high-end Surfers Paradise apartment marks the company’s fifth property partnership, which includes Mantra’s Southport Sharks hotel on the Gold Coast, Merchant House commercial building, The Newlands residential dwelling and the Salesforce Tower in Sydney.

Currently, only two properties – the Mantra hotel and Salesforce Tower – offer Outbound, using Tesla Model 3 electric sedans. The other properties are still in construction, but are estimated to be completed in the next few years.