8/13/2019 RideShare Fare Change Calculator

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Simply fill-in your RideShare information in the yellow highlighted areas and the total monthly fare will automatically be calculated for you!

FY2014 FY2015

Rideshare Fare Change Calculator (effect ive Feb 1, 2014) (effect ive Oct 1, 2014)

Number of Riders in your commute group 5 5

Scheduled daily commute miles 47 47Commute days per month 21 21

Vehicle Type Crossover 7-passenger SUV Crossover 7-passenger SUV

Average gas cost 3.30$ 3.40$

Average fuel efficiency 19 19

Estimated Fuel Cost 171.43$ 176.62$

Vehicle Cost 725.00$ 736.00$

Capital Metro Contribution 600.00$ 500.00$

Will commute travel outside of service area? YES YES

Out of Service Area Fee 50.00$ 50.00$

Total Monthly Cost for the Group 346.43$ 462.62$

Total Monthly Cost per Rider 69.29$ 92.52$

Some of the details that go into the calculations:Monthly Rideshare Vehicle Pricing FY2014 FY2015 Estimated MPG

Crossover 7-passenger SUV 725.00$ 736.00$ 19

Luxury 12-passenger van 950.00$ 964.00$ 13

Luxury 8-passenger van 825.00$ 837.00$ 13

Standard 12-passenger van 800.00$ 812.00$ 13

Standard 8-passenger van 750.00$ 761.00$ 13

Please note: There may be some delay in receiving luxury vans. A standard van may be provided temporarily while the luxury van is upgraded.

How does the cost of the vanpool compare with driving your car?

We love the online calculator provided by our friends at Commute Solutions! Here is an example comparison:

Cost of a 50 mile commute with 5 riders:

Cost of the same commute by yourself

Use the calculator to estimate the cost of your commute: www.commutesolutions.com/commute-cost-calculator

Questions? Email us at feedback@capmetro.org

Instructions/Notes:

This is the calculated cost per rider if you decide to split the costs evenly.

This is the calculated total cost estimate for your entire group.

Out of service area fee is included in the cost estimate if "yes" is selected above.

Click on the highlighted cell and Select "yes" or "no".

This is the proposed contribution and is set by the Capital Metro Board of Directors

This varies given the vehicle type you select

This is the calculated fuel cost estimate for one month.

Enter the number of commute miles you travel each day.

Enter the number of riders in your commute group.

The "average" month has 21 working days, excluding federal holidays

$412.50 per group, $82.50 per person

$748.65

This varies given the vehicle type you select

This is higher than the price at the pump today, but allows for a conservative estimate

Click on the highlighted cell and select the preferred vehicle type from the list

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