Mobility CarSharing, or briefly Mobility mentioned to possess is Swiss a cooperative with the goal of offering to the members and customers the possibility a car only occasionally (so-called Carsharing).

The cooperative is 1997 by the fusion of two Swiss Car sharing offerer auto+divides cooperative and ShareCom developed. These forerunner enterprises resulted both 1987 and were from it world-wide pioneers in the range Car sharing.

The company has its head office in Luzern, is however in Zurich in the trade register registered. She had distributed and gained 2004 altogether 1 of ' 750 vehicles of most diverse classes at 1 ' 000 locations in whole Switzerland thereby a conversion of 42.65 millions SFr. Thus Mobility is the largest CarSharing enterprise of Europe.

Apart from co-operation with public traffic like the VBZ, the ZVV, the TNW or such exist the SBB also with the car hire Hertz and Avis.

Goals of the cooperative

An important environmentalpolitical request of the company is the reduction of the environmental impact. Ways to it are for example the reduction of the number of vehicles on Swiss roads, by having to possess a vehicle only if one actually needs it. Only such vehicles are continued to use, which are unweltfreundlich. In addition 2004 also Toyota Prius were used. In addition, besides cars with Lifestyle attributes are used like BMW 1er models or Cabriolets, which are reserved particularly on weekend.

Also different enterprises discovered the advantage of Car sharing, by not being used an own vehicle fleet more to maintain to have and for business travels the vehicles by Mobility. Ideal way these vehicles are used in combined traffic, i.e. one drives with the railway into the proximity of the goal and puts the last kilometers back with for short time a rented vehicle. Companies such as Migros, ABB or UBS rank among the most important firm customers.

The characteristic of the Mobility vehicles is of them strong red color.

The moreover the company is committed to also social requests. Thus it paged for example simpler work out in obstruction workshops.

In the year 2004 the enterprise received the mark price B.E.S.T.2004, which was assigned by a jury under Adolf Ogi and the trade journal cash. The jury distinguished the enterprise, since it stands for continuous innovation, customer orientation and lastingness, and which have young mark a convincing potential.

Vehicle use

Vehicles can be reserved by a high integration of modern telecommunications and information technology also relatively at short notice via World Wide Web or call center. This reservation is transferred via SMS to the vehicle. Subsequently, can the customer, who announces itself at the vehicle with a Smartcard, which open and use correct vehicle keyless. After return of the vehicle by on board computer via SMS the account of the travel is likewise released.

Is charged the users a price, which consists of fees for the number of driven kilometers and for the period of use.

Related links

• Mobility Website

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