Carsharing in Moscow

Carsharing in Moscow is a rapidly developing type of public transport in the city. As of January 2020 Moscow has the largest fleet of carsharing vehicles in the world which counts more than 30,000 cars ahead of such megacities as Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai. In Moscow, more than 150,000 trips are made by carsharing cars every day. The largest carsharing operator in Moscow is Yandex.Drive which has a fleet of 9,000 cars.

Carsharing vehicles at New Arbat Avenue in Moscow

Overview

30 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.

In addition to preferential municipal parking for carsharing vehicles the Moscow Government had exempted electric vehicles from paying transport tax.
In the photo, the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin (on the right) and the head of Yandex Arkady Volozh participate in an event dedicated to the launch of Yandex.Drive's electric vehicles in late September 2019.[1]

In 2019 the growth of carsharing service in Moscow continued to boom and by the end of the year the total carsharing fleet in Moscow reached 30,000 vehicles almost doubling from the previous year.[2] At the same time, in 2018 analysts at the consulting company PwC predicted that carsharing fleet in Moscow will reach 30,000 only by 2025.[3] According to Vinchenzo Trani who runs Delimobil, the second largest carsharing operator in Russia, the potential of the carsharing market in Moscow is at the level of 100,000 vehicles.[4]

Operators and fleet

The table below provides information about the largest carsharing operators in Moscow.

Operator	Minimal fee	Fleet	Car models	Sources
Yandex.Drive	5 RUB/min 0.08 USD/min	9000 (as of June 2019)	Passenger cars: Kia Rio (incl. X-Line); Renault Kaptur; Audi A3 and Q3 (incl. Quattro); BMW 320d, 520i and X1; Ford Mustang 1965 Fastback and Mustang 1969; Genesis G70; Mercedes-Benz E200 and C180; Nissan Qashqai and Leaf; Hyundai Solaris and Creta; Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, Macan and Panamera 4S; Range Rover Velar; Škoda Octavia and Rapid; Toyota RAV4; Volkswagen Polo; Volvo XC40 and XC60 Passenger vans: Volkswagen Caravelle and Kombi Cargo vans: Citroën Jumpy, Ford Transit, Peugeot Expert, Volkswagen Transporter	[5][6][7]
Delimobil	4 RUB/min 0.07 USD/min	5900 (as of June 2019)	Audi A3 and Q3; BMW 320i; Fiat 500; Hyundai Solaris; Kia Rio (incl. X-Line) and Sportage; Mercedes-Benz E200 and GLC; Mini Cooper 3d and 5d; Nissan Qashqai; Renault Kaptur and Sandero; Smart Fortwo сoupe and Forfour; Volkswagen Polo	[8][9][10][7]
BelkaCar	6 RUB/min	4000 (as of June 2019)	Kia Rio X-Line; Mercedes-Benz CLA and GLA; Volkswagen Polo	[11][12][7]
YouDrive	8 RUB/min	1000 (as of June 2019)	BMW i3, BMW 2 and X2; Mini Cooper; Mercedes-Benz A; Nissan X-Trail; Smart Fortwo and Forfour	[10][7]
MatreshCar	9 RUB/min	700 (as of June 2019)	BMW 320i; Kia Stinger; Mercedes Benz C180; Mazda 3; Land Rover Discovery Sport; Smart ForTwo and ForFour; Mini Countryman; Jaguar XE	[7]

Statistics

World cities by carsharing fleet in 2018[13]

city	fleet in units
Tokyo	19.800
Moscow	16.500
Beijing	15.400
Shanghai	13.900
Guangzhou	4.200

Year	Number of vehicles	Number of trips, in million	Commentaries	Sources
2015	350	0.035	15,000 thousand users by the end of year	[14]
2016	1,500	1.6	150,000 users by the end of year
2017	—	6.5
2018	16,500	23		[13][15]
2019	31,000	47	580 million kilometers driven	[16][17][18]
2020	40,000 (forecast)	—		[19]

Gallery

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  Evacuation of incorrectly parked carsharing vehicle at Pravda street in Moscow.
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  Hyundai Solaris branded by Delimobil, the second largest carsharing operator in Russia after Yandex.Drive
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  carsharing passenger and cargo vans are also available to the clients in Moscow.

References

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