The car world would go from ownership to use, it was expected, but the reality is less rosy. Car sharing is not popular. There are just over 87,000 shared cars in the Netherlands, but they are rarely used. According to the Knowledge Institute Mobility, no more than 0.2 percent of all car journeys are made with a shared car. And that share has not grown since 2014.
Figures from the knowledge platform Crow show that approximately 971,000 Dutch people are registered with a car-sharing service. But as with gyms, many of those subscriptions are dormant. About 80 percent of the ‘car sharers’ never use a shared car. Research by the Knowledge Institute Mobility shows that only 200,000 people have used a shared car at least once in the past three years. That equates to 2 percent of the Dutch with a driving license.
Most shared cars shared between private individuals
There are now 87,825 shared cars, of which about 13 percent are electric. By way of comparison: there are a total of 8.8 million cars driving around in the Netherlands. Most shared cars are shared between private individuals, for example via a platform such as Snappcar. Shared cars from companies, such as Greenwheels or Car2Go, are by far in the minority, with only 18,000 units.
Car-sharing not popular due to costs
In recent months, used car sales have gone from record to record. More than ever, people are looking for individual transport, especially after the corona crisis. The lack of interest in shared cars can partly be explained by the price, the AD reports. At Greenwheels you spend about 100 euros for a day. Although the direct and indirect costs of owning a car are of course also very high.