Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal

IEVA Mackeviciute, the second largest city in Lithuania, lives in Kanas, but works in the capital Villanius.

She takes an hour-long train to her company’s Villonius office once a week, where she uses a car-sharing service to run herself in customer meetings throughout the day.

Through an app, she can find where the closest available car is, and drive off, pay a minute – a system that he finds convenient and flexible.

Some providers also include parking in the price, and if she takes an electric car, it is even better, as they qualify for free parking around the city.

30 -year -old Ms. McCaviceut says, “Don’t worry about the ability to roam a big city quickly, and parking, helps me to have a more flexible schedule and better control of my time.”

Nevertheless, despite being a regular car-sharing user, Ms. McCavice still owns a car in Koonus, which he uses regularly to visit a family living in rural areas. And even when working in Villanius, sometimes issues with car sharing can interrupt the day of Ms. McVicut.

“Sometimes it can be difficult to find a nearby vehicle. And sometimes, when you are in a crowd, there may not be one in the nearest vehicle, but some, on the light of maintenance. While I understand that the maintenance of the fleet is a challenge, especially a business grows, it is still disappointing,” she says.

When it comes to cars, most people feel like Ms. McCaviceut – they still own one.

For example, in the UK, while 61% of people drive daily and 68% are concerned about the increasing cost of ownership of the car, 78% do not know what to share the car, and the people of London less than 20% will consider signing such a plan, According to a report By car rental company Sixt.

Despite brands such as zippers since 2000, industry figures still have a niche service to share cars.

there are Just two million Car sharing users in the UK, while around 35 million people still own a car.

“Consumers are still associated with special access to their cars,” explains Felicity Lacham, Associate Partner of OC and C Strategy Consultants. Car-sharing options are the biggest issues to provide a car whenever they need it whenever they need it, and to worry about troubles.

“This anxiety is more for families and older persons who are tied to being able to leave things especially in their vehicles.”

But the growing electrification of the car sharing market can be attractive to young, environment conscious drivers.

2023 in McInse Survey Out of 4,000 people in Britain, France and Germany, 32% of people in General Z Bracket said they wanted to use shared-motion plans more, who wished to reduce private car dependence.

The survey also suggested that 50% of General Z would also want their next car to be fully electric.

The car-sharing industry is going in that direction.

About a quarter of European car sharing companies now offer 100% electric fleet.

One of the cars shared in the European Union is electric vehicles, Data from Statistics ShowMeanwhile, the zipper doubled its electric fleet in the UK in 2023, plans to go to the electric completely this year.

Spark, Lithuanian car-sharing company MS McCaviceut often uses, was fully launched in 2016 with an electric fleet.

Its recent performance has been encouraging, since 2022 a registered user base up to 30%, and the annual travel number is up to 11%.

Since July last year, the bolt ride -shayering app’s users – for Uber North of Baltic States – can now also book a spark vehicle.

Spark founder Nerizes Dagillis is confident that increasing availability of electric vehicles can achieve more people on board with car sharing, especially with the support of the city of Villanius, which allows them to operate in bus lanes, especially with the support of the city of Villnius, which is on the top of free parking for electric cars.

“Our customer pool is growing every month, so it means that we are making a certain price for people, which prefer electric cars due to stability.

“Performance of electric cars is improving quickly, so while still there is some doubt, as soon as an electric car can drive 500 km on the same charge, I think people should disappear.”

Canada’s kite is a car sharing company with a turn. Not only is it perfectly electric, but it is a partner with property developers, which is the same as a service to the apartment building residents, or for a subsidized membership fee, similar to the gym or pool.

A kite hub is usually installed at the first level of the underground parking of the building, to book 40 fully charged electric cars for residents.

In some places, kite users have the option to return their car into a separate building. The kite currently lives in 20 buildings in Canada, plans to add more 70 more over the next 18 months, which combines properties in the US and Europe.

The founder of the kit, Scott McVilum, says that they are facilities and savings providing to future residents.

“There is a growing trend of more people with a ‘turnkey’ lifestyle with a busy city life,” says Mr. McVilliam. Real estate developers see it as sales and marketing benefits. “

“Residents can save money by digging their personal -owned car, and that cost saving means they can now take the risk of staying in the building, or perhaps they can also upgrade their apartments.”

Mr. McVilliam says that kites give a chance to share cars to thousands of building residents, and an electric vehicle, without any pressure or commitment, in a package where everything is covered – from charging and maintenance to insurance.

The kite is also expecting to install kites hubs at train stations and introduce autonomous cars.

“I’m the most excited, can we fundamentally change the way of building buildings, forever,” they say.