drivemycar: Microlino rolls into carsharing in Zurich - with Invers telematics

The Swiss carsharing platform drivemycar has announced an expansion of its vehicle portfolio to include the category of microcars. The company now plans to offer Microlinos, produced by the subsidiary of the Swiss scooter pioneer Micro. To integrate these light vehicles, drivemycar is using the carsharing telematics solution CloudBoxx from sharing technology leader Invers. The provider is convinced that in terms of size, speed, and construction, microcars could fill the gap between micromobility vehicles like mopeds or motorcycles and cars. The motor power usually ranges between 4 kW and 15 kW, the vehicle length generally does not exceed three meters, and the micros offer two to three seats and are intended for short to medium distances.

"We are experiencing a growing demand for small cars because our customers want to save space and energy. Therefore, we decided to include Microlino in our offering," explains Metin Kabay, co-founder, COO, and CTO of drivemycar.

With our technology partner Invers, we were able to seamlessly integrate the new category into the fleet using the vehicle-independent CloudBoxx solution. Municipalities around the world are working intensively to free urban areas from cars.

"Currently, cars weighing 1 to 3 tons consume enormous amounts of public space and increasingly devour urban areas for highways, lanes, and parking lots, while about 80 percent of them transport only a single person. Their ecological footprint, whether electric or not, is much larger than that of an electric microcar L7e," explains Merlin Ouboter, co-founder of Microlino AG.