What is car sharing?
Car-sharing is simply the act of sharing a vehicle between several people, without owning it. It often involves cars being made available on demand, which can be booked for an hour or a day via an app. This is quite practical for people who don’t need a car every day, but who do need one occasionally. Some companies also offer it to their employees for business trips.
In the end, you use it when you need it, a bit like hiring a bike or a scooter. Fewer cars sitting in car parks, lower costs and less impact on the environment.
Car-sharing really comes into its own when it’s properly organised, and that’s precisely where Sharvy can make all the difference. In fact, one of the major limitations of car-sharing for companies and local authorities alike is vehicle management: who uses them, when, how to book them, and above all, how to avoid duplication and omissions?
Sharvy answers these questions with its application, which makes it easy to book a shared car, view availability in real time, and even manage access to the associated parking spaces.
The result is that car-sharing becomes seamless, easy to use, and perfectly integrated into the daily lives of employees and users alike. By combining a digital solution like Sharvy with a shared fleet, you can turn a good idea into a truly efficient and sustainable service.
Car-sharing: why is it worthwhile?
One of the big advantages of car-sharing is that you retain the freedom to travel by car, without the inconvenience that goes with it: no insurance to pay, no maintenance, no roadworthiness tests.
You book a car when you need it, for an hour or a day, with no commitment and no complicated formalities. There’s no need to juggle with public transport when it’s not convenient, and no need to pay for expensive hire cars for a simple return trip.
This flexibility is becoming increasingly popular, especially in urban areas where having your own car is often more of a constraint than an advantage. Car-sharing adapts to our current needs, and that’s precisely what makes it so relevant today.
How does company car-sharing work?
For companies, car-sharing involves providing a fleet of shared vehicles that employees can use for business travel, on demand and without a fixed allocation.
With a solution like Sharvy, this system becomes particularly easy to manage: employees book a vehicle in just a few clicks, check availability in real time, and have easy access to practical information (parking location, type of vehicle, timetables, etc.).
The application also makes it possible to track usage, avoid booking conflicts & limit errors (forgotten return, vehicle blocked unnecessarily, etc).
Without a digital solution like Sharvy, organisation is often based on Excel spreadsheets or e-mail exchanges, which complicates coordination, leads to duplication and ends up discouraging users.
A lever for savings and efficiency.
On a day-to-day basis, car-sharing reduces the costs associated with the car fleet: fewer vehicles to buy, less maintenance, less administrative management.
It’s also a good way of keeping better track of business journeys and optimising their organisation. And contrary to popular belief, this type of service doesn’t necessarily require a large budget or a dedicated team, especially when you use a digital management solution like Sharvy, which makes it easy to manage, even with limited in-house resources!
Car-sharing: an approach that reinforces our CSR policy.
Integrating car-sharing into your organisation also sends out a strong signal in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It encourages more rational use of vehicles, encourages sharing rather than owning, and promotes more sustainable behaviour.
Coupled with a fleet of hybrid & electric vehicles, the environmental impact is even more positive. It’s a tangible, visible gesture, and one that is often well received by employees and the company’s partners alike!