SnappCar
SnappCar is a platform mediating the sharing of cars between individuals. Individuals can rent out their own car against self-determined financial compensation. To cover the sharing of cars with insurance, the owner’s car insurance gets temporarily replaced by the insurance of Allianz.[1]. In April 2015, the company expanded their geographical coverage by acquiring the Danish company MinBilDilBil ('my car, your car')[2]. Later that same year, they acquired their Swedish competitor ‘Flexidrive’ and in 2017 the German carsharing platform Tamyca[3].
History
SnappCar was founded in 2011 by Pascal Ontijd and Victor van Tol[4]. On October 3rd 2011, the website was launched by former Mayor Aleid Wolfsen in Utrecht, the Netherlands[5]. This was the first website in the Netherlands that made car-sharing possible[6]. In March 2014 around 7000 cars had been shared, about 64% of all shared cars in the Netherlands[7]. In 2017 the platform had more than 250.000 users and there were more than 30.000 cars shared through the platform[8]. In 2021 SnappCar had a total of 994.972 users in 3 different countries[9]. SnappCar was financed partly through crowdfunding; where the public invested over half a million[10]. SnappCar is a certified social enterprise[11] and is part of the sharing economy, a socio-economic system in which sharing and consuming as a collective are central.
How it works
Car owners can rent out their car to third parties through SnappCar. In return, they receive financial compensation. Car owners can decide their own price and availability. SnappCar asks for a fixed amount per rental day to cover the insurance, roadside assistance, reliability checks and mediation. Renters get checked based on their uploaded driver’s license[12]. In 2017 was 5% of the registered cars an electric or hybrid car, while the national percentage was 1.45%[13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 2014-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "MinbilDinbil acquired by SnappCar". Øresund Startups. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ Frank (2017-09-20). "SnappCar acquires Tamyca". Fleet Europe. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "SnappCar - DutchStartupDatabase". web.archive.org. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "DeStadUtrecht.nl - Marktplaats autoverhuur particulieren van start". web.archive.org. 2015-02-07. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Allereerste autoverhuur tussen particulieren van start!". Emerce (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ Metz, Friso (dinsdag 7 oktober 2014). "Autodelen: Opnieuw forse groei: 11.210 deelauto's, 110.000 autodelers". Autodelen. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "SnappNews: Europcar Group investeert in SnappCar • SnappCar Blog". SnappCar Blog (in Nederlands). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "SnappCar Mission: Fewer cars for smarter mobility". missie.snappcar.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Publiek steekt half miljoen in SnappCar". FD.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Social Enterprise SnappCar - Social Enterprise". web.archive.org. 2015-02-07. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ www.snappcar.nl, SnappCar. "SnappCar". SnappCar (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Cijfers elektrisch vervoer | RVO.nl | Rijksdienst". www.rvo.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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