What actually is CarSharing? How does it work?

Next to the Car SUBSCRIPTION, the Leasing and the Car financing so-called car sharing is also a possibility to have a mobile pedestal. But what is hidden behind that Carsharing? Carsharing is a widespread term of our age and translated means something like "share the car". In car sharing, the driver is not equal to the owner of the car, but rather him Splits this only with the other customers Car sharing companywho is the actual owner of the car. In order to be able to use the vehicle, customers lock one contract with the car sharing company and can then use the vehicle independently via a Book a website, a mobile phone app or by phone. After successful booking, the vehicle can easily be transferred to the Mobile phone or a chip card be opened. In most cases, the car key is located directly in the vehicle, although some providers also have one Key box right next to the vehicle.

Petrol, insurance or electricity included

The user pays for car sharing only the price for actual use of the vehicle. In this price all costs are like Gasoline or electricity already included. After the journey, the user receives an invoice with the actual costs incurred by email. The costs are then taken directly from the user's bank account debited. All other obligations such as insurance, the costs for the maintenance or repair of the vehicle, as well as the costs for the TÜV the car sharing provider takes over.

In most cases, the range of car sharing companies offers is quite extensive and includes different vehicle sizes from small cars to limousines to station wagons or vans. These vehicles are mostly used in the Close to where you live or work the customer stationed. In the meantime, car sharing is already available over 855 locations in Deutschland.

Because car sharing in many cases günstiger is more than owning a car yourself, providers cannot complain about a lack of customers. Basically: drive every year less than 10.000 km, then you can through car sharing save a lot of money.

These are the most popular car sharing options:

In the station-based car sharing are the vehicles one fixed location or parking space assigned. The cars are from there picked up and after use again in the same place abgestellt. The reservation of the respective vehicle is also possible several weeks in advance. Station-based car sharing is therefore the ideal solution for customers who do not want to do without a car and the flexibility that goes with it, but who still do not want to own a car themselves. This form of car sharing has so far been the cheapest option, because the cost of using a small car in urban areas is the same per hour to around 4 to 8 euros, including fuel.

Another well-known form of car sharing is the so-called Free floating, which is only available in some large cities. In this variant, the vehicles are waiting no fixed location, but are parked freely somewhere in the city. The users book the vehicle via smartphone and simply park it at any point within the usage area after use. With this variant, reservations in advance are not possible, so free-floating vehicles are more suitable for spontaneous tripswhere the end time cannot be precisely determined and the type of vehicle also plays less of a role. However, by means of free-floating One-way trips possible within the urban area. Since the vehicles are not in a fixed location, there are also higher prices for this service. An hour in a small car in the city costs around 17 to 20 euros.

Recently, however, there have also been providers that offer a Combination of free-floating and station-based vehicles offer and combine the advantages of both variants. Due to the combination of both variants, the free-floating vehicles are mostly just as cheap like station-based cars. This service is currently offered in Hanover, Mannheim and Heidelberg by “stadtmobil”, in Osnabrück by “stadtteilauto”, in Frankfurt am Main by “book-n-drive”, in Kiel by “Stattauto” and in Bremen by “cambio”.

Other forms of shared car use:

Peer-to-peer car sharing: This variant has a Private person a car and at the same time offers it for sharing via an internet platform. With this variant, however, the framework contract regulation is missing, which is why a new contract must be concluded for each rental. Therefore, this form of car sharing is more reminiscent of one Car rental. The variant is also not entirely reliable, as the owner has access to the car at any time verweigern or his Revise commitment can. The low reliability was illustrated by a test by the “Stiftung Warentest” from 2015, which showed that up to 22 attempts were necessary among commercial peer-to-peer providers to finally get a vehicle. However, the providers have recently developed their business models significantly in order to remain competitive.

Ride sharing: In this variant, the owner of the car bids Carpooling on individual journeys. But also with this variant there is a lack of clear framework conditions, a reliable assurance that a trip can be booked and guaranteed availability close to where you live or work. Nevertheless, this variant is particularly interesting from a transport policy point of view, since a better utilization of the vehicles would be guaranteed on heavily frequented routes and at peak times.

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