TAMPA BAY, FL -- A new Tampa Bay shuttle service is offering residents an opportunity to ride in style -- in a zero-emissions electric Tesla automobile.

First launched in Europe, Tesla Shuttle is now available to take Tampa Bay residents to the airport, the beach or for a night on the town. Led by residents Stephen Hawk and Jonathan Soots, Tesla Shuttle offers a city-to-city shuttle service with 10 general routes centered around St. Petersburg and Tampa.

The service operates like an Airbnb on wheels. Owners of a electric Tesla Model 3, Model S or Model X can earn extra income by joining the Tesla Shuttle network and transporting passengers in the environmentally friendly vehicles. "Tesla Shuttle's goal is to eliminate trips taken in gasoline/diesel cars and airplanes — to instead help people enjoy transport in cleaner, cheaper, more convenient and more comfortable Tesla electric vehicles," said Zachary Shahan, who co-founded the company in Europe with Tomek Gac and Jacek Fior. Shahan is also the chief editor of CleanTechnica, a website focusing on clean technology.

"The initial idea was simply to operate our own lines and expand gradually in Central Europe," said Shahan. "However, after a few months of operation, we realized we could have much greater effect and bring many more people into the Tesla Shuttle fold by running an Airbnb-like service for city-to-city shuttling in Tesla vehicles."

To book at Tesla shuttle, click here. For more information about joining Tesla Shutter, visit the company website.

Photos courtesy of Stephen Hawk and Jonathan Soots, Zachary Shahan