Automatic sanitization of cars in the "Car Sharing Rome" service and Mobility Manager incentives
About this good practice
During the Covid-19 pandemic a significant reduction in the use of car sharing services. Customers, frightened by the danger of coming into contact with the coronavirus, have stopped using shared vehicles.
The municipal Car Sharing of the city of Rome managed by the Roma Servizi per la Mobilità Agency (RSM) has introduced an innovative "SMART CUBE" device that allows the automatic sanitization of the passenger compartment at each rental, in order to eliminate the risk of contagion in cars. The municipal car-sharing fleet consists of 201 vehicles in which automatic sanitization devices have been installed. At the end of each rental and in less than 15 minutes, the device is able to automatically spread a sanitizing product inside the vehicle, making the vehicle reusable in safety.
The 'device developed by Wash Out (Telepass Group) has been installed on the entire fleet of car sharing managed by Roma Servizi per la Mobilità.
The solution also allows the activation of the sanitization cycle even remotely, at the end of each use and guarantees the purification of the atmosphere, the contact surfaces and the air conditioning system. About forty sanitisations are possible with a single recharge, after which the system is recharged by the staff on duty. In addition, the introduction of a 40% reduction in the cost of renting Car Sharing Roma vehicles to employees of public bodies and private companies with Mobility Manager, has further promoted the attractiveness of the service.
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The cost of the fee for the sanitizing device was around 100,000 euros. This additional service did not involve charges for the user. At the same time, a combination still in force allows a 40% discount on the cost of the Rome Car Sharing service to public and private companies with Mobility Manager
Evidence of success
In addition to being low-polluting, car sharing service with the aforementioned "Smart Cube" device were constantly sanitized in compliance with the anti-Covid regulations. Furthermore, a specific incentive has been introduced to further promote sustainable mobility by raising the awareness of public and private companies with Mobility Manager. To date, 230 Mobility Managers have been appointed representing a system of over 350,000 employees who move around the Rome Capital area every day.
Potential for learning or transfer
The good practice is easily transferable and the staff of Roma Capitale and the RSM Agency is available to provide further details on the management of the car-sharing fleet (https://romamobilita.it/it/servizi/mobility-manager). As for the device "Smart Cube", it should be said that it was easily installed in different parts of the passenger compartment. "Smart Cube" is a device created by the company Wash Out, specialized in home care and eco-sustainable cars. The device uses environmentally friendly products without water, which do not produce waste on the ground but vaporize when used. With regard to the discounts of 40% of the fee introduced in favor of employees of public bodies and private companies with Mobility Manager appointed at Roma Capitale, this has allowed us to retain many new customers to sustainable mobility services with particular reference to Car Sharing Rome, who have therefore been able to choose the use of the vehicle in shared mode compared to the private one.
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