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Car sharing provides electricity - and needs more tailwind
Car sharing continues to be on the rise in Germany. According to the latest statistics presented by the Bundesverband CarSharing e.V. (bcs) on March 9, both the number of users and the number of locations where car sharing is available have significantly increased over the past year. The providers have considerably expanded their fleets, according to the report. As of January 1, 2022, 3,393,000 people in Germany were registered for car sharing. This is 18 percent more than the previous year. The number of car sharing vehicles offered has increased by 15.2 percent to now 30,200 vehicles during the same period.
Services in 935 Cities and Municipalities
The car sharing offering has also grown significantly in terms of coverage, spanning 935 cities and municipalities. This represents 80 more municipalities than the previous year. The addition mainly includes smaller cities and municipalities in rural areas, according to the association. There are now 772 places in Germany with less than 50,000 inhabitants that offer car sharing services.
“Car sharing leads to the elimination of private cars and promotes the use of buses, trains, and bicycles. The sector's good growth is therefore also good news for the mobility transition and climate protection in Germany. Car sharing is becoming available as an alternative to private cars for more and more households,” said bcs Managing Director Gunnar Nehrke.
Car Sharing as the Spearhead of Electromobility
As of January 1, 2022, 7,030 of the 30,200 shared vehicles were electric cars. This corresponds to an electric vehicle share of 23.3 percent. Last year, this share was 18.5 percent. Providers in Germany continue to invest heavily in the transition to electric drives in transportation, according to the bcs. The share of electric vehicles in the entire German passenger car fleet was 2.1 percent as of October 1, 2021, according to figures from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA).
All Market Segments Growing
Both station-based and combined car-sharing providers as well as pure free-floating car-sharing providers are contributing to positive market development. The number of users registered with station-based and combined providers is increasing to 789,000 (+9 percent). The number of vehicles provided is simultaneously rising by 9.7 percent to now 14,300 vehicles. 934 locations are served – 79 more than last year. Station-based and combined systems thus remain the drivers of the model's spread in the area. Pure free-floating offers are growing strongly in the metropolises.
In the pure free-floating systems, the number of registered users is increasing by 21.1 percent to now around 2.6 million. At the same time, the number of vehicles is growing by 20.6 percent to now 15,900. The free-floating providers specialized in metropolises are also increasingly opening locations and enclaves in the surrounding communities of these cities, so that the number of places with such a car-sharing offer is rising from 15 last year to now 34 communities.
"The success factors include the easy access for users, broad and diverse fleets, and innovative pricing concepts that make car-sharing possible from the minute or kilometer driven to several weeks. Car-sharing offers people a flexible, sustainable, and reliable option for situations where they need a car," says Michael Fischer, spokesperson for the car-sharing providers on the Platform Shared Mobility (PSM).
Industry Demands: More Charging Opportunities
To achieve the climate protection goals in transport, the use of bicycles, buses, and trains must increase further in the coming years. Driving cars could thus become a targeted option in the mobility mix for more and more households instead of a daily habit, believe the providers. This form of case-specific car mobility will be provided in a resource-saving and affordable manner. bcs and PSM are therefore calling on the federal government, states, and municipalities to quickly remove the existing obstacles to a rapid and comprehensive expansion of car-sharing provision in Germany.
"The car-sharing providers in Germany are strong partners for the mobility and propulsion transition. However, the expansion of the offer is reaching limits in many places today. The federal government must create functional support structures for the expansion of a charging infrastructure usable for car-sharing vehicles. We call on municipalities to quickly advance the establishment of car-sharing parking spaces in public spaces," appeals bcs Managing Director Nehrke.
And Michael Fischer from PSM adds that car-sharing has become an essential component of the mobility landscape in cities.
Translated automatically from German."We wish that the federal government, states, and municipalities would promote car-sharing more strongly as a driver of the mobility transition – for example, in parking fees, the expansion of the charging infrastructure, and the establishment of car-sharing parking spaces," Fischer further outlines.
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