Car sharing in Italy: overview of a changing sector

In recent days, Zity announced the withdrawal of its vehicle fleet from Milan starting from mid-December: the streets of the Lombardy capital will lack the 650 electric cars that the carrier offered in car sharing with the free flow formula (take it and leave it wherever you want). “Shared and electric mobility is the right path”, wrote the operator in the press release announcing the termination of the service, but it is clear that something is wrong: each of its shared electric cars, in fact, generates a loss that exceeds 400 euros per month. It’s news from the last few hours remodulation of the service by Eni: from January the iconic red Enjoy cars will no longer be free-flowing, they will have to be picked up and delivered to the Enjoy Points, the rental points located in Enilive petrol stations, as well as in stations and airports. In short, the car sharing sector in Italy is evidently facing a challenge phase of changeand an overview of the active services is useful Milan, Rome and Turin.

CAR SHARING IN MILAN

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Enjoy will continue to be present at Milanbut with some changes: starting from January 12th, in fact, the car sharing formula will cease free floating (free flow), but the cars made available will remain in the city with the formula station basedthat is, with rental and return at the Enjoy Points (to understand how many and where they will be). Eni explains that in this way it will be easier to “follow” the cars, between maintenance and refueling. The full tank of fuel will still be included in the rental cost, while entry into the restricted traffic zone and parking in the blue lines will no longer be included. Free2move (formerly Share Now) continues to offer car sharing for the moment free floatingwith cars from the Stellantis group – of which the operator is also part – offered with rates per minute as well as hourly and daily. Along the same lines E+Share of Drivalia, which has a 100% electric fleet in mode free floating. There are two pricing formulas: one by subscription and one pay-per-usewith unlocking fee and per-minute rate. Car sharing is also present station based KintoSharewith Toyota and Lexus available by the hour or for longer periods, and Elec3Citythe latter in the Porta Nuova district, and made up of a fleet of 15 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. Finally there is E-Goregional car sharing station based with hourly or daily rental formulas, which allows you to drive electric and hybrid cars in Switzerland and throughout the European Union.

CAR SHARING IN ROME

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TO Rome is active Car Sharing Romeservice station based public which has Fiat Panda, Citroën e-C3 and Fiat Doblò Van Cargo (also electric) in its fleet. The rental cost is made up of an hourly rate and the cost per kilometre, and includes fuel, parking in the blue lines, access to preferential lanes and entry into the restricted traffic zone, with the exception of the Tridente, accessible only with electric cars. Also present Free2move and E+Share Drivalia with the same formulas active in Milan, while Enjoyas in the Lombardy capital, from January 21st will provide only the formula station based. Furthermore, in September, the Luiss Green Mobility car sharing program was inaugurated, with a fleet of 12 Renault 5 E-Techs: it is a station basedthe start and end of the rental take place at the university’s charging points.

CAR SHARING IN TURIN

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TO Turin There is no public car sharing service: the offer is entrusted to private operators. There are three options for driving a shared car: Enjoy, Free2move And E+Share Drivalia with the formulas seen previously. Even in the Savoy capital, from 12 January, Enjoy will keep only the model active station based.