What is Carsharing? The key to sustainable urban mobility.

I'm sure you've heard about the carsharing o on its importance for the sustainable development of large population centres, today we tell you what it is, and why it is so important.

Since time immemorial, large cities or towns have been the great centres of population on our planet.The number of people who come together for work, leisure, etc. is increasing all the time.

And this The overcrowding of cities leads to an overcrowding of vehicles, which in turn leads to an overcrowding of vehicles. that people use in our daily transport, which is leading to an increasing number of people being harmful emissions we generate to our environment. A vicious circle, which you don't have to be a scholar to know that we have to put an end to, or at least reduce considerably. And as if this were not enough, we also have other problems derived from this overcrowding of vehicles such as the traffic or looking for parking at peak times of the day.

And to combat all of this, the idea of the carsharingThis is not the definitive solution to these problems, but it is a disruptive measure that can help us, and help us a lot.

The carsharing as a concept is simple, it is the car sharingthrough a temporary use of them. It is a model for renting vehicles for short periods of time, typically minutes or hours, and paying only for the time spent and the kilometres travelled.

In addition, we can find two models or types of carsharing:

• Carsharing of bases or Round-trip: The user who makes use of the service must leave the vehicle at the end of their reservation in the same place where they picked it up. Its function is to replace the vehicle owned by residents, companies or car hire in the area where the base is located.

• Flexible or One-way carsharing: Users who make use of the service can leave the vehicle at the end of their booking at any point in the city. Its function is to be an alternative to taxis, vtc or public transport.

As we said before, mobility in large cities generates problems, both in terms of harmful emissions and vehicle overcrowding. So, carsharing is seen as a perfect solution for all these problems, as it is a viable alternative between urban mobility management policies, such as one of the tools that will be key to act as a lever for change in the current mobility system towards one that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.The carpooling industry has been shown by experts to reduce the use of 20 private vehicles by one carpooling vehicle.

And the reduction of vehicles, although it may seem unimportant, is crucial for the sustainable development of cities in the present and in the future, taking into account that the transport industry has the second biggest impact on global warming.

Besides the clear evidence that carsharing reduces emissions (and if the fleet is electric, the emissions would be 0), it has other advantages such as the savings that are produced when using this type of service, compared to traditional car rental companies, since you would only be paying for its use, for example if you only need a vehicle for 10 minutes, you will only pay for that time. Apart from the savings on the costs of owning a car (insurance, repairs, servicing, etc.) and the savings on fuel costs.

It is clear that car sharing significantly reduces harmful emissions, but there is a way to make emissions zero, through the use of fleets of electric vehicles for carsharing service.

And at Activacar, as a provider of electric mobility, we offer a 100% electric carsharing service focused on:

• CompaniesFor their workers.
• Hotels and tourist flatsFor your guests.
• Real estate developersFor its future residents.

Where we manage everything, the implementation of the service, recharging points, vehicle fleet, support and technical service, etc. And to bring the change towards sustainable mobility to all companies, because that is our goal. Although we will reach the key goal, when the energy from which chargers and vehicles are powered, is entirely from renewable sources, but that is another story.

Would you like to know more about our 100% electric carsharing service? Write us, call us and we'll talk about it. We will find a way to bring this type of sustainable mobility to your company.

Sources: EOI, Share Now, Electric Mobility, Ecomobility, La Vanguardia, Autobild.