The car-sharing Florentine touches 100 thousand rentals

In Florence are 10 thousand students enrolled in the car2go service in only five months, with 100 thousand hires and an average of 3500 users per week.

These are the figures released by the Palazzo Vecchio during a press conference in the presence of Mayor Dario Nardella, di Thomas Beermann, CEO of car2go Europe GmbH and Gianni Martino, Country Manager Car2go Italia.

"The numbers of the first operator of car-sharing in Florence are very positive and bode well for the future - said the Mayor Nardella - The service is working because it is convenient, smart, and fast: allows citizens to rent a car and leave it in any place, also in the historical center. Encourages residents who do not want to have a car owned and require a more flexible mobility system. The reduced costs all in all led Florence to have an Italian record linked to the percentage of use by young people, with the 40% users who are between 25 and 35 years”.

“In this moment - said the Mayor – Car-sharing is also a good response to the discomfort related to construction of the tramway to the city because it provides an alternative to the car that is in addition to the provision of public transport. And above all is green: according to studies, car rented in car-sharing allows you to break down at least seven private cars triggering a new cultural model that encourages people to leave the car at home ".

The car2go car can get into the center crossing the Ztl, but can not access lanes dedicated to bus and taxi and pedestrian areas.

You can also park for free on the blue stripes on the white lines or dedicated to residents, even within the Ztl.

"From the manager's willingness to expand the services at the metropolitan level thus promoting urban mobility in the entire area of ​​the province - said the Mayor – We are also working on the idea of ​​a service intermetropolitano Florence-Bologna, would be the first in Italy and would give the user the option of renting a car in Florence and Bologna to leave or vice versa ".

Customers can register online at www.car2go.com/it/firenze or at the car2go shop in Via Pertini 32 and zona Novoli, as well as at the regional office of Legambiente, Via Giampaolo Orsini 44 and the offices of Europcar Borgo Ognissanti 53 / King Street Gelsomino 11.

You can also validate the card at the Speedy in Florence via Lavagnini 22 / c and the Central Market of San Lorenzo (second floor, all’infopoint/Green Speedy) and at Touristore in Station Square 4, and the Emporium in Borgo Santacroce Santacroce 29 / r.

To enroll you must have at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver's license.

Payment for the service is made by credit card or prepaid card.

The recording has a cost of 19 a euro Tantum, always paying and only the actual use of the vehicle.