Revv Cars

{{short description|Indian car hire company}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Revv Cars

| logo = Revv Cars logo.svg

| type = Private

| industry = Car rental

| foundation = July 2015

| founder = Anupam Agarwal, Karan Jain

| location =

| areas_served =

| services = "Self-drive" car rental

| website = {{URL|https://www.revv.co.in/}}

}}

Revv Cars is an Indian self-drive mobility start up funded by Hyundai and others. The company was founded by Anupam Agarwal and Karan Jain in July 2015 and started its operation in Delhi-NCR.{{Cite news|last=Ghosh|first=Rajiv|title=Revv'in up auto world's new growth engine: why Hyundai and M&M are chasing this car-rental startup|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/transportation/revvin-up-auto-worlds-new-growth-engine-why-hyundai-and-mm-are-chasing-this-car-rental-startup/primearticleshow/71415637.cms|access-date=2020-08-07}} Through Revv, customers can rent a car up to a period of 4 years.{{Cite web|title=Indian online car rental company, Revv, says it will now let users keep a car for up to 4 years for a monthly subscription fee|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-online-car-rental-company-revv-says-it-will-now-let-users-keep-a-car-for-up-to-4-years-for-a-monthly-subscription-fee/articleshow/66827211.cms|access-date=2020-08-07|website=Business Insider}} Apart from renting for specific number of hours or days, the company also let customers rent for one-way journeys.{{Cite web|last=Haritas|first=Bhragu|title=Revv To Expand Its One-way Outstation Self Drive Product|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Revv-To-Expand-Its-One-way-Outstation-Self-Drive-Product-/10-08-2017-123825|access-date=2020-08-07|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}} The company operates with a standard hub model - where there is a hub of cars from where the vehicles are dropped to the customers. The company staff is able to come back to the hub with the help of a foldable electric scooter which is stored in the boot of the car.{{Cite news|title=Car rental company Revv expands to south India|language=en|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/Car-rental-company-Revv-expands-to-south-India/article14012128.ece|access-date=2020-08-07}}{{Cite web|date=2016-04-21|title=Revv: Startup that delivers self-drive, car rental services to your doorstep|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/startup/revv-startup-that-delivers-self-drive-car-rental-services-to-your-doorstep-3725821.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Tech2}} The company had stopped its services during the initial lockdown for few months and resumed later.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-26|title=Revv self-drive rental program restarts with sanitised cars, limited damage liability in select cities|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/industry/revv-self-drive-rental-program-restarts-with-sanitised-cars-limited-damage-liability-in-select-cities-covid19-lockdown-india/1970864/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}} Apart from acquiring vehicles directly, the company also works on a crowdsourcing model in which individual would buy a car on a 10% down payment and register it with Revv. Revv pays a fee to the individual that is equal to the monthly installment to pay the loan which is usually for 4 years.{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Mamuni|title=Self-drive start-up Revv to hit the fastlane|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/selfdrive-startup-revv-to-hit-the-fastlane/article8673700.ece|access-date=2021-05-19|website=@businessline|date=31 May 2016 |language=en}}