Mobility media releases 2025

The Mobility Cooperative is proud to announce a major milestone in its development in Geneva: the 20’000-member mark has been reached. Just three years ago, the car sharing provider had 16’000 users, meaning that it has added a quarter more – a result of a growing interest in shared mobility.

This growth is also accompanied by a significant increase in the number of Mobility vehicles available to the residents of Geneva. The number of vehicles available in the canton followed the same trend, recording an increase of more than 23% to 269 vehicles, thus reinforcing the car sharing provider’s commitment to more sustainable and accessible mobility.

In Geneva, one Mobility vehicle replaces 21 private cars
Mobility’s positive impact on reducing traffic and freeing up urban space is considerable. At the national level, each Mobility car replaces an average of 18 private cars. In the city of Geneva, the replacement rate is even higher than the Swiss average: here, one Mobility vehicle replaces 21 private vehicles. If all the cars shared by the cooperative in the city are added together, the result is some 2’800 fewer passenger cars on the roads. In terms of parking spaces, this corresponds to an area of around 36’000 square metres, i.e. almost half of the Plaine de Plainpalais.

“These results confirm that shared mobility is a forward-looking solution. By providing an increasingly accessible fleet of vehicles, we are offering an efficient alternative to private cars,” says Mobility spokesperson Stéphanie Gonzalez.

In order to meet the growing needs of the population and contribute to a greener and more fluid city, Mobility plans to continue developing its offer in Geneva and reach 300 vehicles by the end of the year.

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For the first time, an independent report shows the extent to which Mobility can reduce traffic congestion. Thanks to car sharing, there are around 40,000 fewer privately owned cars in Switzerland. But this is not the only positive effect.

The congestion-relieving effect of car sharing is well known. But for the first time, the Mobility Cooperative has commissioned an independent study to determine the actual scope of the impact in Switzerland. To this end, the consulting firm BSS Volkswirtschaftliche Beratung conducted a survey of members in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST). The result: on average, each Mobility car replaces 18 privately owned cars. This avoidance rate is even higher in cities such as Zurich, Geneva and Basel. And even in rural areas, 9.5 cars can be replaced by each Mobility car. Projected across the whole of Switzerland, around 40,000 fewer vehicles are thus on the road thanks to Mobility. 

Study co-author Fabiana Kappeler says: “According to their own assessment, the respondents would own significantly more cars without Mobility. Mobility’s car sharing offer means that parking space can be saved on a massive scale – space that is then available for other uses.” If we calculate conservatively with one parking space per car and a space requirement of 12.5 square metres per parking space (which does not include any required additional manoeuvring space), this means a nationwide saving of around 500,000 square metres, equivalent to the area of 70 football pitches. 

Car sharing reduces private motorised transport
The report also looked at the level of motorisation of households: In the cities studied, the number of cars per 1,000 people in average households is on average at least twice as high as in households with a Mobility subscription. Fabiana Kappeler says: “Thanks to the car sharing scheme, many Mobility customers do without a private car completely. This has a direct impact on mobility behaviour: People who do not own a car are more likely to travel by public transport, bicycle or on foot. This also means a reduction in individual motorised transport.” 

Strong argument for more shared mobility
“For me, the results of the study are a huge incentive for further expanding our offer,” says Mobility CEO Roland Lötscher. “If we want to overcome the mobility challenges in Switzerland, we need a significantly higher proportion of car sharing in the mobility mix.” To achieve this, Mobility intends to work even more closely with cities, cantons, companies and upper-level apartments in future. “Together, we want to make sustainable mobility as easy as possible.”

*“Periurban” is a term used in spatial planning. It describes regions that are geographically adjacent to cities and agglomerations.

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Stefan Roschi, Communication & Media Officer
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BSS Economic Consulting
Fabiana Kappeler, co-author
Phone 061 262 05 54, fabiana.kappeler(at)bss-basel.ch