Car Sharing Pricing & Rates

Car sharing uses a different pricing model than scooters and e-bikes. Instead of per-minute rates, car rentals are priced by the hour, day, week, or month. This guide explains how to set up pricing, manage deposits, and understand the platform fee structure.

How Car Pricing Differs from Micromobility

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Setting Up Rates

Pricing tiers are configured per vehicle type (or vehicle model). This lets you charge different rates for different classes of vehicles.

Rate Fields

How Rates Are Applied

The system automatically selects the most favorable rate for the customer based on the rental duration:

• Under 24 hours: Hourly rate, capped at the daily rate
• 1–6 days: Daily rate
• 7–29 days: Weekly rate (pro-rated for partial weeks)
• 30+ days: Monthly rate (pro-rated for partial months)

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Security Deposits

Security deposits are refundable holds placed on the customer's payment method at the time of booking or check-in.

Deposits are:

• Authorized (not captured) when the reservation is confirmed
• Captured if the customer fails to return the vehicle or damage occurs
• Released automatically after a successful check-out with no issues

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Late Return Fees

If a customer returns a vehicle after the scheduled return time, late fees apply:

Late fees are calculated automatically and added to the final billing summary during check-out.

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Mileage Pricing

Each pricing tier includes a mileage allowance and overage rate:

Mileage is tracked via Smartcar odometer readings at check-in and check-out. See Fuel & Mileage Surcharges for detailed calculation examples.

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Platform Fee

Levy Fleets charges an 8% platform fee on gross car-sharing booking revenue. Gross car-sharing booking revenue means rental charges tied to a booking before payment-processing or provider fees; taxes and amounts refunded or charged back are excluded. There is no fleet minimum or fixed monthly platform fee on this launch plan.

The platform fee covers Levy's car-sharing software and supported integration layer, including the operator dashboard, booking and pricing tools, mobile app capability, digital agreements, damage documentation, payment workflows, and reporting.

Qualified fleets with at least 100 active vehicles, in-house rider support and payment operations, and an annual commitment can request fixed Software-Only pricing. The rate is quoted based on the integration and support scope. Third-party usage costs remain separate under either structure.

Published pricing applies to new agreements and may change. An executed customer agreement governs the final fees and terms.

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Third-Party Usage Costs

Metered third-party services are handled in one of two ways:

1. Levy-managed provider: Levy maintains the supported integration and bills the provider's invoiced amount attributable to the operator's usage, including applicable provider taxes, surcharges, network or dispute fees, and currency conversion, without a Levy markup.
2. Operator-owned provider account: Where technically supported, the operator connects an account it controls and pays the provider directly.

Common third-party costs include:

Provider pricing, availability, taxes, surcharges, and foreign-exchange treatment can vary by market. These provider-imposed amounts remain the operator's responsibility under the at-cost path. Levy confirms the supported provider path during onboarding.

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Vehicle Models and Classes

For operators with diverse fleets, vehicles can be organized into vehicle classes (e.g., Economy, Comfort, SUV, Luxury). Each class can have:

• Its own pricing tier
• A display name and icon
• A sort order in the customer-facing vehicle browser

Vehicle classes also integrate with Car-as-a-Service subscription plans, where each plan covers a specific vehicle class.

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Pricing Examples

Economy Sedan

SUV / Crossover

Luxury / Premium