Mobility’s history
2024
- Mobility sets itself science-based climate targets and joins the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
- The V2X Suisse research project on bidirectional charging technology is successfully completed
2023
- The new app with additional functions is launched and wins the "Master of Swiss Apps 2023" award
- Mobility is trialling the i&any ridepooling service in Zurich for six months
- The One-Way offer will be discontinued after seven years
2022
- The free-floating service Mobility Go is discontinued
- Mobility launches V2X Suisse, a pilot project featuring 50 bidirectional charging vehicles aimed at supporting grid stability
- Introduction of new schemes and rates
- One tenth of Mobility’s fleet is fully electric
2021
- Mobility takes part in Zurich’s one-year Pikmi minibus-on-demand pilot project
- Mobility joins forces with 12 partners to found industry body CHACOMO
- Mobility car CO2 emissions are on average 93.5 g/km compared to those of new Swiss cars at 124 g/km
- 22,000 learner drivers have thus far used car sharing to prepare for their driving test
2020
- Mobility sets goals: fleet to be fully electric by 2030, climate neutral by 2040
- Markus Mahler elected chairman of the board of directors
- During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mobility offers cars on a monthly rental basis and remains financially stable
- The ride-sharing app is discontinued
2019
- Mobility acquires the free-floating provider Catch a Car. The scheme is renamed Mobility Go
- Mobility doubles the number of its One-Way stations to 30
- The self-driving shuttle runs in the town centre of Zug for the first time. The project is completed at the end of 2019 as planned
- Mobility sells its share in sharoo to AMAG
- Mobility discontinues its scooter scheme in Zurich
2018
- Mobility launches electric scooter sharing in Zurich
- New ride-sharing app: Mobility Carpool provides a platform for customers and private individuals
- Diesel reduction: Mobility includes 70 Toyota Yaris Hybrid in its fleet
- Mobility reduces rates on longer trips with its automatically applied "Best Price" system
- Mobility incorporates One-Way in its automated system
2017
- Mobility is collaborating with partners to launch the pilot project "self-driving shuttles" in Zug
- Mobility is represented in every Swiss municipality with more than 10’000 residents
- Mobility-Flex allows car sharing stations to be opened on request
- Mobility celebrates its 20th anniversary
2016
- Mobility offers 131’000-plus customers 2’950 vehicles at 1’500 locations
- Mobility is trialling one-way car sharing on selected routes between a variety of urban centres
- After Basel, Catch a Car is now also launching in Geneva
2015
- Mobility passes the 120’000 customer mark
- Mobility joins the SwissPass scheme launched by the public transport sector in August
- Catch a Car continues to expand its operating area in Basel to include Riehen and Binningen, amongst other districts
- Mobility incorporates a record 920 new vehicles into its fleet
2014
- Mobility launches the free floating car sharing offer "Catch a Car" in Basel
- Mobility acquires an 11% stake in start-up company sharoo
2013
- Introduction of mobility4learners for learner and new drivers
- Pool car sharing: the solution for customers with in-house fleets
- mobility@home: more green and open spaces in residential complexes
- Mobility welcomes its 50’000th cooperative member
2012
- A recently updated study ("Evaluation Carsharing") concludes that Switzerland produces 18’000 fewer tonnes annually of traffic-generated CO2 emissions thanks to Mobility
- 105’100 customers now have access to 2’650 vehicles at more than 1’380 Mobility stations
- Renault adopts Mobility’s MobiSys 2.0 system platform
2011
- Mobility offers electric cars in partnership with m-way, the Swiss Federal Railways and Siemens Switzerland
- New collaborations, e.g. with the universities of St. Gallen, Fribourg and Bern
2010
- Mobility launches a free iPhone app
- New collaborations, e.g. with the universities of Zurich and Geneva and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Mobility brings a new external data processing centre on line in Zurich, with a redundant system in Lucerne
2009
- Mobility launches a Budget vehicle category in the shape of 100 Citroën C1 cars
- Partnership with the Libero regional tariff association: the 45’000 or so Libero annual subscription holders now enjoy full access to Mobility’s combined mobility offer
2008
- The Mobility Cooperative publishes its first report under the international norms of the Global Reporting Initiative GRI
- Mobility welcomes its 80’000th customer. Mobility’s car sharing users now have access to 2’200 vehicles at more than 1’100 Mobility stations throughout Switzerland
2006
- The Swiss Federal Railways join with Mobility to launch Click & Drive, whereby Mobility vehicles can be hired without having to be a Mobility member
2005
- Catalunya Carsharing successfully adopts the MobiSys car sharing system in Barcelona
2001
- Mobility Support AG launched as a subsidiary offering car sharing know-how in foreign markets
2000
- Mobility relocates to Gütschstrasse 2 in Lucerne
- Mobility now employs more than 100 staff
1999
First adoption of the MobiSys technical platform by a foreign car sharing provider: DenzelDrive in Austria aims to use it as a basis for its countrywide car sharing business. Online reservation now possible
1998
- Joint venture with major distributor Migros to launch Mobility Business Car Sharing
1997
- ATG and ShareCom merge on 7 April to create the Mobility Cooperative
- 17’400 customers now have access to 760 vehicles
1995
- ShareCom establishes a commercial firm, Car Sharing Company AG (CSC), and plans to integrate a self-developed on-board computer into its vehicles
1993
- ATG introduces phone-based reservations and ShareCom launches its ERS electronic reservation system – a self-service, interactive, phone-based bookings system
1991
- ATG and ShareCom conclude a cooperation agreement permitting cross-use of their services
1987
- Eight individuals come together to establish ATG, Auto Teilet Genossenschaft. They share one car
- Zurich Seebach witnesses the founding of the ShareCom cooperative. It starts off with 17 members and one car