Shared mobility in Jyväskylä: Shared electric cars
About this good practice
The practice of shared cars started of as a pilot in 2020 and later became a permanent part of the city services. The cars are available to employees during office hours from 07:00 to 16:30. In the evenings and on weekends, cars can be rented by private individuals. The service is called Shared cars: City of Jyväskylä. Citizens are able to access information and rent the cars through a website.
The main goal of this practice is to encourage employees of the city to sustainable mobility during workday as well as making sharing economy and carsharing services more familiar to citizens.
Expert opinion
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The solution was enabled by a public-private partnership. Omago Ltd., the shared car provider oversees the digital renting system of the cars as well as their maintenance.
The city pays for the service, provides the parking lots and charging stations and takes care of the marketing of the cars.
Evidence of success
Utilization by employees, approximately:
45 bookings / month
152 h of usage / month (21 % utilization rate)
43 individual users.
Utilization by citizens, approximately:
32 bookings / month
128 h of usage / month
65 individual users.
Overall utilization rate: Approx. 39 %.
Potential for learning or transfer
This a cost-effective model to introduce in any city. If a city purchases or leases vehicles for the employees use, there is an opportunity to enhance the utilization rate of the vehicles by offering them for sharing with citizens. This way the utilization rate of the vehicles can be kept higher, while the vehicles would otherwise stand vacant on parking lots outside office hours.