Singapore car rental company BlueSG announced that they will be adding about 500 new Opel electric cars to their existing fleet of rental cars, by the end of October.
The Opel cars are described as being bigger than their current fleet and are purportedly more moderns and better equipped.
According to The Straits Times, the cars will only be available to customers for car rental by the end of next month (October).
This is reportedly the first time that BlueSG is adding new models of vehicles to their existing fleet, with the company maintaining a fleet of 650 cars, with the number set to be gradually increased to 900.
The company was recently acquired by homegrown transport and engineering group, Goldbell, and there are plans to add 500 battery powered Opel Corsa-e hatchbacks to their current fleet of cars.
Given the existing COE prices right now, the move will set the company back by approximately SGD$80 million.
At the moment, BlueSG is making a loss and Goldbell is hoping to turn their fortunes around with an investment of $70 million until 2026.
the head of BlueSG Singapore, Jenny Li, said that the rental prices for the new vehicles have yet to be announced, but there will be an “introductory period” where the company will not increase the prices.