CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This winter,
Charlotte residents and visitors
will be able to travel for free in between Center City; First,
Second, Third, and Fourth Wards; and South End in electric GEST
carts. GEST Carts – which stands for Green Easy Safe
Transportation, is debuting its Charlotte service starting Friday, December 17.
GEST Carts operate similar to car transportation services like
Uber or Lyft. Charlotte riders can
"call" a cart through the mobile app – downloadable through the
Apple Store and Google Play Store – that tracks driver locations
and estimated arrival times. The vehicles are able to drive on main
roads, keeping with the flow of traffic – but in a much more
sustainable and enjoyable way than traditional
transportation.
The company currently has locations in Chicago, Cincinatti, Detroit, Denver and Las
Vegas, but the Charlotte
launch is particularly meaningful for GEST Carts co-founder
Patrick Dye and Charlotte franchise owner Corey Johnson who are both natives of
Charlotte.
"Bringing GEST Carts to Charlotte is a dream come true because
Charlotte will always be home to
me," Dye explained. "Our carts provide an easy, free, and
environmentally-friendly way to get around. Our presence in
Charlotte made great buisness
sense because there's so much to do in Uptown and the surrounding
areas."
Dye graduated from the University of
North Carolina-Charlotte and Johnson attended North Carolina State University and University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After
spending 20 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of
manufacturing, engineering, business planning, and scaled
operations roles, Johnson decided to invest in Charlotte by opening the only GEST Carts
franchise in the state.
"I always look for opportunities to invest in solid companies
focused on doing good, and there's an unlimited ceiling with GEST,"
Johnson says. "The carts are always free and will provide a fun
transportation option for people looking to explore my hometown,
yet they have minimal impact on the environment -- so that's a
win-win."
The Charlotte franchise will
bring about 30 - 40 jobs that will include drivers, mechanics and
additional support staff. GerikTodd is GEST Charlotte's General
Manager.
For more information – including sponsorship opportunities –
visit https://www.gestcarts.com/ and stay connected on Instagram
@gestcharlotte and on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Gestcharlotte.
About Gest
Green Easy Safe Transportation is an
environmentally-friendly transportation service first launched in
Cincinnati in 2018. To learn more
about franchise or sponsorship opportunities, visit
https://www.gestcarts.com/.
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