Conthey, Laax and Goms have something in common. They are just some of the 500-plus municipalities now home to at least one shared Mobility Cooperative car. This means that Mobility is represented in one in four of Switzerland’s 2’100 or so municipalities. “I’m delighted with this milestone,” says Mobility CEO Roland Lötscher. “It shows that car sharing is also playing an increasingly important role in both metropolitan and rural areas.”
In the last five years alone, more than 50 municipalities have joined in. This significant increase is due in no small part to collaborations. Such as those with Raiffeisen banks, which have been able to station a Mobility e-car next to their branches since 2022. But municipalities, residential developments and other companies also have the option of establishing Mobility car sharing through sponsorships.
Car sharing as a locational advantage for municipalities
The municipality of Gais in Appenzell Ausserrhoden has been counting on Mobility since the spring. “In our opinion, car sharing represents a clear locational advantage for a municipality focussed on the future,” says municipal clerk Roland Lussmann. Demand for parking spaces and car parks is also increasing in small and medium-sized villages, whilst supply is limited. “With the Mobility vehicle, we support people who do not have their own car. Visitors and the general public alike now have the option of using a passenger car flexibly and on fair terms as and when they need to.”
This is also true for the municipality of Conthey in the central Valais, where a Mobility car has been driven around for several months. “We are convinced of the potential car sharing has in Conthey,” says Municipal Councillor Philippe Germanier. “It only seemed logical to take the opportunity to become a Mobility partner to give the company's growth a little boost.”
Shared mobility is growing everywhere
According to the industry association CHACOMO, 46% of all municipalities now have at least one shared mobility offer. And more and more are adding to that number. Mobility also wants to continue expanding its offering of red cars. Our focus is on urban centres, where fewer and fewer people own their own car. At the same time, there is also a growing need for sustainable forms of mobility in rural areas so that private or second cars can be replaced.
Mobility is the perfect partner
We make it easy for you
- We take care of everything: cars, maintenance, installation of the charging station, 24-hour customer service, cleaning, servicing, changing tyres, etc.
- We support you with practical implementation, e.g. advertising material and expertise
We help you increase your flexibility and sustainability
- Fewer vehicles, fewer parking spaces – but more space for housing and a better quality lifestyle
- Studies show that each Mobility car replaces eleven privately owned cars
- Mobility is perfectly coordinated with public transport → one third of our cars are parked at railway stations
- Access to all Mobility cars throughout Switzerland
- Emission-free travel thanks to state-of-the-art electrically powered vehicles
We contribute experience and quality
- Mobility has over 3’000 vehicles at 1’600 stations throughout Switzerland
- Experience of car sharing since 1997
- We offer a 24-hour customer service
- The Mobility brand is a safe bet: 95 % of people in Switzerland know us, 277,000 people use us
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