Very popular with individuals, carsharing is gradually becoming widespread in the business world. Carsharing in a professional context consists in sharing certain vehicles in the fleet for several users whose travel needs are only occasional.
The use of carsharing is primarily a matter of common sense. A few statistics show the “waste” of automotive resources in businesses:
- 90% of vehicles are assigned to a single driver despite a limited period of use
- Only 40% of assigned vehicles are on the road at all times
- The remaining 60% remain parked in car parks most of the time.
In a tense economic and environmental context, the use of corporate carpooling makes it possible to better use the car resource while offering employees a practical and comfortable mobility solution. Let's review the various benefits of corporate car sharing.
Reducing the overall cost of the vehicle fleet
The vehicle fleet and, more broadly, mobility represent the 2and The largest expense item for businesses after salaries. In other words, the financial impact of vehicles on a company's operating income is not neutral!
Pooling part of the fleet makes it possible to reduce the size of the vehicle fleet and, in turn, its overall cost. Various studies show that carsharing makes it possible to reduce the fleet by 10 vehicles (or even more in some cases).
Reducing the number of parking spaces
Reducing the number of vehicles also means reducing the number of parking spaces. At a time when parking spaces are sold or rented at a high price, especially in urban areas, the impact of carpooling is not neutral in this respect either.
Facilitate access to business
Reducing the number of vehicles in the fleet also means easier access to the business. This may seem trivial in many cases, but for some businesses with several thousand employees on the same site, it can have a significant impact.
Reducing the company's carbon footprint
By reducing the number of vehicles in its fleet, the company will naturally reduce its environmental impact. In a context where fiscal pressures to reduce greenhouse gases are increasing, carpooling can make a contribution.
Offer a mobility solution to all employees
Some employees of a company only travel occasionally. Even if these trips are rare, they can sometimes be an obstacle course: booking a taxi, then a train, etc.
By having carsharing vehicles in the company car park, these employees will be able to easily access their means of transport (after having booked it, of course).
Shared trips
In addition to carsharing, carpooling in companies is also becoming widespread. For example, this is what the connected vehicle specialist Optimum Automotive offers by combining its carsharing application with carpooling. The idea is simple: if several employees have to make the same trip on the same day, the app will allow them to search for carpooling opportunities before booking a vehicle. After the pooling of vehicles, it is therefore the sharing of trips that will make it possible to further reduce a company's mobility costs.
How to set up car sharing within a company?
Optimum Automotive teams will help you determine which vehicles are potentially eligible for carsharing. The Optimum Automotive solution then allows you to manage your carsharing system from start to finish:
- Management of reservation/return schedules
- Management of keys and door openings (badge/RFID reader, Bluetooth, connected and secure key cabinet)
- Billing tools
- Statistical tools to develop and adapt your carsharing system to the mobility needs of your employees.
In summary, car sharing is relatively simple to implement within a business or organization and the benefits are concrete, measurable and sustainable for the company, employees and the environment. Even better, carsharing can also provide the company with additional financial resources by offering these same vehicles to employees, or to outsiders, at an additional cost, at weekends and during vacation periods.
