St. Paul has pledged $160,000 to keep Hourcar running in the capital city, after the nonprofit car-sharing service announced a sudden shutdown earlier this month.
St. Paul finds funding to keep Hourcar running after abrupt closure
The city will find a contractor to administer the car-sharing program, hoping state legislators will pass state funding for Hourcar.
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October 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
St. Paul has pledged $160,000 to keep Hourcar running in the capital city, after the nonprofit car-sharing service announced a sudden shutdown earlier this month.
Collect it and restart HourCar!
October 31, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Collect it and restart HourCar!
@repkatiejones.bsky.social has been fighting tirelessly to keep Hourcar alive. She is an incredible legislator.
Saint Paul is stepping up! $300k committed to save Hourcar. That’s half of what they need. So now it’s up to Minneapolis/Hennepin/Ramsey. Will yall follow suit?
October 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@repkatiejones.bsky.social has been fighting tirelessly to keep Hourcar alive. She is an incredible legislator.
Saint Paul is stepping up! $300k committed to save Hourcar. That’s half of what they need. So now it’s up to Minneapolis/Hennepin/Ramsey. Will yall follow suit?
October 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Saint Paul is stepping up! $300k committed to save Hourcar. That’s half of what they need. So now it’s up to Minneapolis/Hennepin/Ramsey. Will yall follow suit?
And remember - Minneapolis residents have been disproportionately the users of HourCar/Evie. Saint Paul was already putting in more money.
Saint Paul is stepping up! $300k committed to save Hourcar. That’s half of what they need. So now it’s up to Minneapolis/Hennepin/Ramsey. Will yall follow suit?
October 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
And remember - Minneapolis residents have been disproportionately the users of HourCar/Evie. Saint Paul was already putting in more money.
“hourcar and evie vehicles will be repurposed to aid in encampment closures”
October 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“hourcar and evie vehicles will be repurposed to aid in encampment closures”
She's going to resign and the money saved on legal fees will be spent to relaunch Hourcar?
October 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
She's going to resign and the money saved on legal fees will be spent to relaunch Hourcar?
“I’m packing up my personal belongings from my office into an Hourcar and leaving town.”
MPR's Nina Moini told me live on the air that Mayor Her is going to make a big Hourcar announcement tomorrow. It has to be good news, right? Here's hoping!
October 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“I’m packing up my personal belongings from my office into an Hourcar and leaving town.”
It would actually cover the $650,000 Hourcar needs. Sad.
October 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It would actually cover the $650,000 Hourcar needs. Sad.
FYI I'll be on @mprnews.org at 12:20 with Nina Moini to talk about some transportation stories like Waymo and Hourcar. Check it out!
October 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
FYI I'll be on @mprnews.org at 12:20 with Nina Moini to talk about some transportation stories like Waymo and Hourcar. Check it out!
MPR's Nina Moini told me live on the air that Mayor Her is going to make a big Hourcar announcement tomorrow. It has to be good news, right? Here's hoping!
October 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
MPR's Nina Moini told me live on the air that Mayor Her is going to make a big Hourcar announcement tomorrow. It has to be good news, right? Here's hoping!
She did something embarrassing in an Hourcar and needs to get ahead of it
October 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
She did something embarrassing in an Hourcar and needs to get ahead of it
"Get rid of your stupid car and use Metro Transit and HourCar instead! I did! I save SO MUCH MONEY by not owning a car! 😜"
October 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Get rid of your stupid car and use Metro Transit and HourCar instead! I did! I save SO MUCH MONEY by not owning a car! 😜"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Met Council will acquire Evie Hourcar vehicles from the city of St. Paul.
We are scrapping Hourcar vehicles for use on our future autonomous vehicle pods rolling out on our streets and serving you in 2030.
Previous Hourcar users will be given a $15 go-to-card credit.
We are scrapping Hourcar vehicles for use on our future autonomous vehicle pods rolling out on our streets and serving you in 2030.
Previous Hourcar users will be given a $15 go-to-card credit.
October 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Met Council will acquire Evie Hourcar vehicles from the city of St. Paul.
We are scrapping Hourcar vehicles for use on our future autonomous vehicle pods rolling out on our streets and serving you in 2030.
Previous Hourcar users will be given a $15 go-to-card credit.
We are scrapping Hourcar vehicles for use on our future autonomous vehicle pods rolling out on our streets and serving you in 2030.
Previous Hourcar users will be given a $15 go-to-card credit.
The city has secured nearly 200 electric vehicles and is searching for a new operator after HOURCAR shut down its Twin Cities services earlier this month.
St. Paul unveils plan to continue Evie carshare
The city has secured nearly 200 electric vehicles and is searching for a new operator after HOURCAR shut down its Twin Cities services earlier this month.
www.kare11.com
October 30, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The city has secured nearly 200 electric vehicles and is searching for a new operator after HOURCAR shut down its Twin Cities services earlier this month.
I sincerely hope Evie/HourCar get the funding they need and are reinstated…but this cracked me the fuck up! 😂😂😂
October 29, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I sincerely hope Evie/HourCar get the funding they need and are reinstated…but this cracked me the fuck up! 😂😂😂
Jones’ bill creates a pathway toward something like a Nice Ride coming back through Metro Transit in addition to Hourcar.
October 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Jones’ bill creates a pathway toward something like a Nice Ride coming back through Metro Transit in addition to Hourcar.
It gave me no joy to write this piece, but I was glad to work together with the editorial team at @minnpost.com to share my experience with HOURCAR and the impact on my family of its closure.
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
How HourCar’s shutdown changed life for my family
After our car was totaled, carshare programs like HourCar and Evie became critical parts of our transportation mix.
www.minnpost.com
October 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
It gave me no joy to write this piece, but I was glad to work together with the editorial team at @minnpost.com to share my experience with HOURCAR and the impact on my family of its closure.
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Attention Evie/Hourcar fans!📣
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
October 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Attention Evie/Hourcar fans!📣
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
I have a dumb old meeting at 11 AM but I will be THERE IN SPIRIT!
#carshare #HourCar #Evie #Minneapolis #StPaul
#carshare #HourCar #Evie #Minneapolis #StPaul
Attention Evie/Hourcar fans!📣
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
TOMORROW the city will be making an important announcement at 11am over at Harding High School (1543 3rd St E).
We suggest that anyone passionate about carshare as a bridge toward car-free living tune in or, if you are able, join us.
October 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I have a dumb old meeting at 11 AM but I will be THERE IN SPIRIT!
#carshare #HourCar #Evie #Minneapolis #StPaul
#carshare #HourCar #Evie #Minneapolis #StPaul
What if, and this is wild but hear me out, carshare and bikeshare programs in the Twin Cities were both 1) folded into Metro Transit and 2) adequately and sustainably funded? This can happen! It would make sense! We can have nice things! #transit #carshare #bikeshare #Minneapolis #StPaul #Hourcar
October 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
What if, and this is wild but hear me out, carshare and bikeshare programs in the Twin Cities were both 1) folded into Metro Transit and 2) adequately and sustainably funded? This can happen! It would make sense! We can have nice things! #transit #carshare #bikeshare #Minneapolis #StPaul #Hourcar
yeah for a year or two now. i've stopped going (unless i was in an hourcar, which is no longer an option 🥴) because of it
October 31, 2026 at 9:17 PM
yeah for a year or two now. i've stopped going (unless i was in an hourcar, which is no longer an option 🥴) because of it
Entertaining myself by trolling HourCar haters in comments on Facebook, as a treat after calling Mayor Frey's office about it: "Get up to speed with the world of 2026! It isn't 1970 any more! Fossil fuel-dependent personal transportation is over!!!" They get all mad. 🙂
October 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Entertaining myself by trolling HourCar haters in comments on Facebook, as a treat after calling Mayor Frey's office about it: "Get up to speed with the world of 2026! It isn't 1970 any more! Fossil fuel-dependent personal transportation is over!!!" They get all mad. 🙂
I heard Christopher give this testimony live at the Met Council TAB the other day. Really illustrates why Hourcar matters. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
How HourCar’s shutdown changed life for my family
After our car was totaled, carshare programs like HourCar and Evie became critical parts of our transportation mix.
www.minnpost.com
October 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I heard Christopher give this testimony live at the Met Council TAB the other day. Really illustrates why Hourcar matters. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Your advocacy is working! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social announced yesterday plans to increase their financial commitment to $300,000 to support the service and are leading efforts to find a bridge operator for the program.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/10/30/s...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/10/30/s...
St. Paul Steps Up for Carshare: Now It's Time for Others to Do the Same
Since HOURCAR and Evie has shut their services, the City of Saint Paul and Mayor Kaohly Her announced a firm commitment to save these carshare services in the Twin Cities. The City and Mayor Her plan ...
www.ourstreetsmn.org
October 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Your advocacy is working! @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social announced yesterday plans to increase their financial commitment to $300,000 to support the service and are leading efforts to find a bridge operator for the program.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/10/30/s...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/10/30/s...