Fortum Singalong Shuttle. In Finland you can pay the taxi by singing

In Finland has been introduced the Fortum Singalong Shuttle, the world’s first taxi service that only accepts singing as payment.

The emission-free rides are operated on electric cars. Singalong Shuttle will be introduced in Finland in early July at Ruisrock festival.

What if you could pay your ride by singing? Fortum Singalong Shuttle combines rideshares with Carpool Karaoke – and is purely run on electric cars. It is the world’s first taxi that you pay by singing. Singalong Shuttle will operate at Ruisrock festival in Finland 6-8th of July.

Singalong Shuttle is provided by clean-energy company Fortum, who wants to engage its customers and the society to join the change for a cleaner world. The company offers a wide range of clean energy solutions and encourages its customers to live a more sustainable life. Fortum is also actively developing sophisticated EV charging solutions. Fortum Charge & Drive EV charging network is the largest one in the Nordics with over 2000 chargers across the area.

With Singalong Shuttle we want to show people in a joyful way how comfortable and easy it is to drive an electric car – says Fortum’s Brand Manager Jussi Mälkiä. The silent electric cars make it possible to enjoy singing without background noise and emissions – he continues.

About Fortum

Fortum is a leading clean-energy company that provides its customers with electricity, heating and cooling as well as smart solutions to improve resource efficiency. They want to engage customers and society to join the change for a cleaner world and they employ some 9,000 professionals in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, Poland and India. In 2017, their sales were EUR 4.5 billion and Fortum’s share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.