Carsharing in Moscow
{{Short description|Alternative transport in Moscow}}
File:Каршеринг в Москве (Яндекс.Драйв).jpg in Moscow]]
Carsharing in Moscow is a rapidly developing type of public transport in the city. As of December 2024 Moscow believes to be the largest fleet of carsharing vehicles in the world which counts more than 40,000 cars with 1.7 mln regular users (141,000 daily trips, 6-7 trips by a car per day).{{Cite web |title=Парк московского каршеринга сохраняет звание крупнейшего в мире |url=https://www.autostat.ru/news/59113/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.autostat.ru |language=ru}} The largest carsharing operator in Moscow is Delimobil which has a fleet of 17,000 cars.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=Moscow sets the pace in global car-sharing race|url=https://www.intellinews.com/moscow-sets-the-pace-in-global-car-sharing-race-222131/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.intellinews.com|language=en}}
Overview
File:Осмотр электромобилей каршеринга «Яндекс.Драйв» (С. Собянин; А. Волож) 4.jpg
In 2019 the fleet of carshare vehicles in Moscow reached 30,000, almost double from the previous year, outpacing expectations.{{cite web |url=https://rg.ru/2020/01/09/reg-cfo/moskva-stala-mirovym-liderom-po-chislu-avtomobilej-karsheringa.html |title=Москва стала мировым лидером по числу автомобилей каршеринга |last=Zelenkova |first=Angelina |date=2020-01-09 |publisher=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |access-date= |quote=|language=ru}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rbc.ru/business/13/09/2018/5b9a22fe9a79476e965bef0b |title=Аналитики PwC предсказали трехкратный рост парка каршеринга в Москве|last= Komarova|first=Valeriya |date=2018-09-13 |publisher=Rbc.ru |access-date= |quote=|language=ru}} Some industry insiders say there is a potential for as many as 100,000 carshare vehicles to eventually become available.
In addition to preferential municipal parking for carsharing vehicles, the Moscow Government exempts electric vehicles from paying transport tax.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and the head of Yandex Arkady Volozh participated in an event dedicated to the launch of Yandex.Drive's electric vehicles in late September 2019.{{cite web |title=Осмотр электромобилей каршеринга "Яндекс.Драйв" |url=https://www.mos.ru/mayor/media/video/7345057/ |access-date=25 May 2020 |website=Mos.ru |language=ru}}
Thirty electric Nissan Leafs branded by Yandex.Drive became available in Moscow in 2019. A number of electric vehicles of different models are also available from other carsharing operators.{{cite web |url=https://secretmag.ru/opinions/glava-delimobilya-o-korrupcii-vandalizme-v-chechne-i-budushem-karsheringa-v-rossii.htm |title=Глава "Делимобиля" — о коррупции, вандализме в Чечне и будущем каршеринга в России |date=2019-11-13 |website=Secretmag.ru |publisher= |access-date= |quote=|language=ru}}
Operators and fleet
The table below provides information about the largest carsharing operators in Moscow.
Long-time subscribing
Some operators provide long-term rentals. Subscription plans include car and mileage, but not include free parking in city, washing and refueling{{Cite web |title=Drive.Yandex subscription |url=https://yandex.ru/drive/podpiska/#home}}
Statistics
{{Bar chart|float=right
| title = World cities by carsharing fleet in 2018
| bar_width = 17
| label_type = city
| label1 = Tokyo
| label2 = Moscow
| label3 = Beijing
| label4 = Shanghai
| label5 = Guangzhou
| data_type = fleet in units
| data_max = 20.000
| data1 = 19.800
| data2 = 16.500
| data3 = 15.400
| data4 = 13.900
| data5 = 4.200
}}
History
=2012=
Moscow's first carsharing service was created on 21 December 2012 by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/astroscout/ Alexander Yermolenko], commissioned by Citycar, which was rebranded as [https://anytime.global/ Anytime]. The company launched a pilot project on 21 Volkswagen Polo vehicles.
=2013=
Anytime added a few BMW 1 Series cars to its fleet and expanded to 72 vehicles.
=2014=
In February 2014, StreetCar launched its own carsharing service in St Petersburg.
Anytime acquired a further 100 vehicles, adding the BMW 1 Series, Chevrolet Cruze, VW Polo and Hyundai Solaris to its fleet.
The same year Anytime launched the St Petersburg market with a plan to unite the two capitals in a common carsharing service, with the ability to take and leave cars in either city.
On 1 August 2014, the Moscow City Pay-Parking System is expanding to the boundaries of the Third Ring Road, which serves to raise the attention on carsharing as part of the Public Transportation System.
=2015=
Due to the low commercial success of carsharing in St Petersburg, StreetCar closes down{{cite web |url=https://vc.ru/flood/12395-streetcar-done |title=Петербургский каршеринг StreetCar прекратил работу из-за "экономической ситуации" |website=vc.ru |quote=|language=ru}} and Anytime stops operating its branch in St Petersburg, focusing on the Moscow market.
In 2015, Moscow's paid parking zone expanded beyond the Third Ring Road, giving a huge boost to carsharing in Russia.
Vincenzo Trani launched his own carsharing service Delimobil in September 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/587307ae9a79470d8beaf013 |title=Итальянский бизнесмен стал крупнейшим владельцем "Делимобиля" |website=rbc.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
A new BelkaCar carsharing service was announced.
Anytime launches a truck rental service for small trucks.{{cite web |url=https://secretmag.ru/trends/players/vremennyi-dvigatel-kakoi-karshering-luchshe-po-versii-sekreta.htm |title=Anytime — единственный каршеринг, который предлагает арендовать грузовички Renault Kangoo. |website=secretmag.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
=2016=
Launch of BelkaCar, a new entrant to the carsharing market with a fleet of 100 cars.
The overall carshare fleet in Moscow has exceeded 1,500 cars.
=2017=
Transition to fully remote registration of users in the carsharing system, without signing paper contracts.
Anytime and BelkaCar cars appeared in Yandex Maps app. By the end of the year, Yandex will close the carshare aggregator project and develop its own service.
Delimobil comes to the St Petersburg market.{{cite web |url=https://www.dp.ru/a/2017/01/30/Delimobil_prishel_v_Pet |title="Делимобиль" пришел в Петербург с сервисом поминутной аренды машин |website=dp.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
Moscow carsharing begins to expand in Russia's regions. Launch of new carsharing providers: Rentmee, Carousel, Carlion, Easyride, Carenda, Lifcar, Car4You.
=2018=
In May 2018, Anytime and Delimobil merged into a single entity, becoming the largest carsharing company in Russia. Vincenzo Trani and Mikro Kapital will take over full management of the companies.{{cite web |url=https://mikrokapital.com/news/mikro-kapital-acquires-anytime.html |title=Mikro Kapital acquires Anytime |website=mikrokapital.com |quote=|language=en}}
Moscow-based Anytime is changing its business model to the premium segment. Anytime opens in Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic.{{cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/articles/2018/10/24/784628-rossiiskii-karshering-poyavitsya-v-chehii-i-polshe |title=Российский каршеринг Anytime появится в Чехии и Польше |website=vedomosti.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
Yandex launches its own carsharing service, Yandex.Drive, with a fleet of 750 cars.
=2019=
Delimobil is planning an IPO.{{cite web |url=https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/17947/ |title=Delimobil, Anytime owner transfers stakes to D-Mobility ahead of IPO |website=interfax.com |quote=|language=en}}
The number of rides on Moscow's carsharing system has reached 50mn.{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/moskva/7468357 |title=Популярность каршеринга в Москве в 2019 году выросла в два раза по сравнению с годом ранее |website=tass.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
The number of cars involved in carsharing reached 31,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.m24.ru/news/transport/21012020/104394 |title=Число автомобилей каршеринга в столице выросло почти вдвое в 2019 году |website=m24.ru |quote=|language=ru}}
The outstanding growth in the volume of carsharing vehicles in the Russian capital made it one of the leading car sharing market players worldwide. In 2019, Moscow beat the previous year's leader - Tokyo.{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094604/moscow-carsharing-car-parc-volume/ |title=Annual number of carsharing vehicles registered in Moscow |website=statista.com |quote=|language=en}}
=2020=
Since 2020, all Moscow carsharing operators provide mandatory third-party liability insurance covering up to 2 million RUB per incident, with optional full-coverage plans.{{cite news |title=Страховка в каршеринге: что изменилось в 2024 году |url=https://www.autonews.ru/news/658a2b5b9a7947807945320c |work=AutoNews |date=2024-05-20 |language=ru}}