Electromobility at Mobility
Mobility electric cars are catching up with petrol and diesel engines.
27.11.2021
On the Europaallee (Zurich), you've been able to buy ten electric cars from different brands for a year now. The figures show that Young people like this in particular. The range of an electric car is particularly suited to car-sharing trips. An interim result.
2030. A magic number for Mobility. By then, at the latest, each of their more than 3,000 car-sharing cars will be able to drive through Switzerland electrically. But reaching this goal will not be easy: Firstly, an enormous amount of charging infrastructure needs to be built. Secondly, we want to understand exactly what you, our customers, need so that we can meet it to the best of our ability. So we carefully observed the use of the ten electric vehicles on Europaallee in Zürich and answered questions from their users. The results set our car sharing hearts racing.
The three most important discoveries
The booking figures are convincing: While capacity utilisation of electric vehicles was one-third lower than fossil-fuelled cars in recent years, there is no longer any difference between those on Europaallee.
Hats off: Half of all users are under the age of 39. We were delighted with this - it's exactly what we hoped for: Getting young people excited about e-sharing.
Drivers specifically booked an electric car at Europaallee, even when locations with fossil-powered vehicles would have been closer.
Don't worry, you won't get stuck!
We can say this for sure: The range of e-cars is perfect for car-sharing journeys. Firstly, because modern electric vehicles can travel several hundred kilometres on a single charge, and secondly, because Mobility takes into account the time needed to recharge between reservations so you never face an empty battery. Charge levels in Europaallee are over 80% in nine out of ten cases. Reassuring, isn't it? And if you do have to recharge on the way, you can do it for free at the fast charging stations of Mobility partner GOFAST .
Better instructions? Your wish is our command
Electric car drivers primarily want more information about the various electric models, especially concerning the different charging procedures. We understand that. You'll now find brief instructions for every model of electric vehicle on our website as well as in the glove box of every electric vehicle. We would appreciate your feedback on these!
Expansion: We're powering forwards
To get the e-charging infrastructure up and running quickly, Mobility is working with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), from which we rent e-parking spaces at railway stations. We are also building our own network of charging stations. In total, 180 of our electric cars are on the road today. By 2023 it will be 450. The ultimate goal is to convert all 3’000 vehicles within ten years at the latest.