Volkswagen says We to car-sharing

Better late than never. Volkswagen announces the launch in 2019 of a car-sharing service called We. The fleet will only consist of electric vehicles.
                

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A coincidence of the calendar, but the day after the announcement by the Renault-Nissan alliance to replace the Autolib 'device, Volkswagen announces the launch of a car-sharing platform. Called We, this service will only consist of electric vehicles, just to be able to circulate in the cities whose access becomes more and more difficult because of pollution.

We will be first launched in Germany in 2019 before the in addition to this service, which will offer the possibility of borrowing an electric vehicle to make "small journeys", the system is extended from 2020 in major European cities, Asia and North America. a few minutes to long vacation trips " We will offer carpooling, renting and parking. "micro-mobility solutions" will be proposed including an electric scooter, the I.D Cityskate, and I.D Streetmate, mid-scooter mid-scooter. Both operate solely on electricity.

On the left, the I.D Streetmate placed next to the small I.D Cityskate. © Volkswagen

This We platform will be managed by Urban Mobility International (UMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG launched this year. Located in Berlin, UMI has 30 employees.

With We, Volkswagen is the latest German manufacturer to join the car-sharing market occupied by BMW and its DriveNow and Car2Go device for Daimler Mercedes. The task looks daunting, knowing that the two car manufacturers from across the Rhine announced at the end of March the merger of their respective platforms.