Therefore, car sharing can be booked cars currently because of the “lock downs” 50 to 80 percent less. The user is expected to either entirely dispense with trips or, if available, on your own car require. “For April and may, the provider of a decline in bookings expected to be between 50 and 80 percent. More than a third of the companies estimate the long-term effects of the Corona-crisis as a threat to existence,” the bcs. In Germany are divided according to the bcs, a total of 25,400 cars to the public. 2.29 million customers are registered for at least one provider.
car sharing in the crisis
Many car-sharing providers have already introduced short-time work to a considerable extent, in order to save costs. Also, a reduction of the fleets was likely to be. Especially customers who have already abolished their own car, are now in the rain: “This is a Problem, in particular, the station-based Carsharing providers face, such as the city of mobile, cambio, part, car, or book-n-drive. In the case of these providers, about 80 percent of the customers have usually no own a car,” says the Association.
the Association is calling for state aid
The bcs is now calling for support from the Federal government, the länder and the municipalities – with a kind of state-financed car-sharing. “The Federal States should in the short term setting up a car-sharing program for hospitals, Doctors, nursing staff and other relevant professional groups. Through such a program, the relevant professional groups, car-sharing could be-vehicles of state-funded weeks – or month-to-month rent,” the proposal. In addition, there should be state funding programs to support the use of car sharing Offers.
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