Electric driving for 19 cents per minute
VW wants to expand its electric carsharing in Berlin, which officially started on Thursday, more clearly than previously known. After the turn of the year, there will be more 500 E -Up to the early 1500 E -Golf vehicles! Models. Models. In the summer 2020, "a three -digit number" of the new E -model ID.3 is to be added to the WeShare fleet, as VW announced on Thursday in Berlin. The fleet will then cover significantly more than the previously announced 2000 vehicles. VW also examines whether e -scooters fit into the new sharing model.
The business area of "We Share", which is currently located within the Berlin S -Bahn ring, is expected to "grow very, very clearly" in the middle of 2020 and also include urban peripherals, announced "We share" chief Philipp Reth. VW is also thinking of packages for trips to the Berlin surroundings. With attractive conditions, despite strong carsharing competition in the capital, the car manufacturer hopes to gain many users in a short time and to be able to run the business profitably. "We expect to have more than 100.000 customers quickly," Reth said.
VW aims to make more money in about three years than we spend, said Christian Senger, Volkswagen brand leader for Digital Car & Services. At least in metropolis such as Berlin, carsharing is profitable despite high investment. 2020 is initially planned to expand to Prague (together with the sister brand Skoda) and Hamburg. "But these will not be the last cities," said Senger.
More than 5000 Carsharing cars in Berlin
Berlin is the German capital of carsharing. After the start of VWs "We Share" more than 5000 conventional and electrically powered cars are now available for parts that can be rented at the roadside and placed again somewhere in the supplier's business area. In addition, there are several hundred other vehicles of station -bound providers such as Cambio or Stadtmobil. Total 13 carsharing companies are active in Berlin.
The market leaders in station -independent Sharing, Drive -Now (BMW) and Car -2 -Go (Daimler) offer 2600 vehicles together. Prices are between 19 and 36 cents per minute. The car rental company Sixt has brought more than 1000 -cars into Berlin traffic. The fleet is also flexibly available for conventional rental, the minute prices (from 19 Cent) adapt to demand.
Attractive introduction price for two months
VW starts with an introduction price of 19 Cent per minute. In the first two months, the registration fee and the airport fee shall be waived. From September onwards, a three -stage tariff model with an average price of 29 cents shall apply. Details of the season VW did not yet mention. Tariffs should be constantly adapted to demand, but not dynamically to the end device or user concerned. VW also did not comment on possible tariff packages or a special minute price for breaks. First you want to observe the user behavior.
Customers should always find the VW electric cars with a sufficiently charged battery. There is an expensive and expensive logistics behind this, which has yet to prove itself in practice. The Wolfsburg Group first uses the existing loading network in Berlin, which currently consists of about 800 loading points. The new cooperation partners Lidl and Kaufland will additionally install further 140 charging points by February 2020, which VW can use.(徳囯ASK电容器)