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WeGo and Invers push Community Carsharing
Once a stately office building, it is now an attractive residential complex, which of course in 2022 also includes an attractive mobility offer: “The David” in Amsterdam New West offers its tenants community carsharing. Since 2020, electric cars have been available in the parking garage with charging stations. A total of 56 residents share one of the four cars in defined groups, thereby replacing an average of six to eight private vehicles each. This conserves the environment as five to seven fewer cars need to be produced. They reduce the need for parking space as five to seven fewer parking spots are required, and they save money because costs for taxes, insurance, and maintenance are incurred only once. The concept of community carsharing has been yielding positive experiences for the Dutch for several years.
“In community carsharing, the basic idea is that a group of people, for example several members of a family, several friends, or neighbors who know each other, share a car in an uncomplicated manner,” explains Willem Schonewille, Managing Director of WeGo Carsharing Solutions.
The projects have shown that “use instead of ownership” paves the way to a more resource-efficient consumption culture without limiting the individual, says Schonewille. In the Netherlands, the emerging company currently supports around 70 neighborhood initiatives in community carsharing, in which about 2,000 users share over 200 cars. WeGo Carsharing Solutions develops software solutions for innovative carsharing offers. Construction companies in Germany have also recognized this trend and are now integrating shared mobility offers into the planning of new residential complexes.
There are several providers in the Netherlands
Community sharing can be organized and operated by a private person or professional sharing providers. In the Netherlands, these are providers like “OnzeAuto” (Our Car) or “Samen Slim Rijden” (Driving Together Smartly). Users pay based on the pay-per-use concept, meaning only for the actual use of the vehicle. Operators charge different rates, such as an hourly rate of four euros plus an additional kilometer price of 20 cents. Daily and weekend flat rates can also be set. Typically, the price of a full-day booking is around 30 euros, and a weekend rate is about 60 euros.
Maintenance, Insurance, Fuel Included
In addition to the kilometers driven, the price also includes vehicle maintenance, insurance, and fuel. At the end of the month, the user automatically receives a detailed invoice for his trips. "The advantages for the individual user are clear," Willem Schonewille continues. "He doesn't have to buy an expensive car, pay taxes and insurance, or worry about winter tires and inspections."
Smooth Technical Operation Strived for: Cloud Boxx
To implement community sharing smoothly from a technical standpoint, operators must be able to access the car digitally, enabling them to manage it with their software and offer their service via an app. The Siegen-based company INVERS provides the CloudBoxx platform for communication with the car. A hardware component is installed in the vehicle, which software developers can then access via an interface. Community-sharing specialist WeGo Carsharing Solutions builds on this, delivering a software solution that allows operators to manage cars and users and provide a smartphone app.
"With digital access to cars, we enable flexible, shared use of individual vehicles, contributing to the relief of cities and environmental protection," advertises Alexander Kirn, CEO of INVERS, for the model.
Cities and municipalities benefit from community carsharing mainly because they need to provide less parking space. In urban environments, users often decide to use only carsharing, sums up Willem Schonewille.
"In rural areas, many replace the second car, which they don't need daily for commuting, but only for specific purposes such as shopping, visiting the gym, or driving the kids to daycare," adds the sharing expert.
Furthermore, most community carsharing operators currently offer electric cars, reducing CO2 emissions. An interesting side effect: while many drivers are still hesitant to purchase an expensive electric car, they can cost-effectively switch to electromobility through carsharing.
Translated automatically from German."Community carsharing offers benefits for both users and the environment. Users benefit from flexible, convenient, and affordable mobility, while the environment benefits from fewer cars and more electric drives," Kirn continues to advertise.
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