This document summarizes carsharing and peer-to-peer carsharing markets in France. It provides an overview of major operators, prices for different vehicle types, when carsharing is preferable to ownership for different trip lengths, and analysis of coverage across urban and rural areas. Key findings include that 59% of the French population lives within 15 minutes of a shared vehicle, but coverage is much lower in rural areas and near airports. The number of shared vehicles has grown 39% in the past 5 months.

1. French carsharing and
peer-to-peer carsharing markets
SEPTEMBER 2013

2. Carsonar: a carsharing aggregator

3. Carsonar : a price comparison tool
Small Family Car
Opel Corsa
Avis on Demand
Convertible
Chevrolet Camaro
Buzzcar
MPV
Renault Modus
MyCarZz
29€
26€ + 3€
104€
62€ + 42€
541€
261€ + 280€
50€
47€ + 3€
158€
116€ + 42€
782€
502€ + 280€
16€
16€ + 0€
160€
160€ + 0€
560€
560€ + 0€
Summer vacation
1 week
2 000 km
Weekend trip
2 days
300 km
Shopping trip
2 hours
20 km

4. Carsharing business models in France
Professional Private
Manual Self service
Round trip One way
Heat engine Electric

5. Carsharing operators in France
Professional carsharing operators Peer-to-peer carsharing operators
Bolloré Mobilivolt
Mobizen Auto’Tao
Avis on Demand IDElib
Hertz 24/7 City Mov’
Twizy way Moebius
Veolia Monautopartage
France-Autopartage Ah! La Carte
Keylib
Drivy Unevoiturealouer
Buzzcar Proxiloc
Deways E-loue
Ouicar Koolicar
Livop Voituredacoté
MyCarZz
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6. Carsharing offering growth
Source : Operators, Carsonar analysis
+39% in
5 months!
Number of shared
vehicles

7. Carsharing offering by category
Source : Operators, Carsonar analysis
Number of shared
vehicles

8. Carsharing variety:
Why purchase a car when you have 36,568 available?
Source : Carsharing operators, Carsonar analysis

9. Peer-to-peer carsharing prices
Note: Fuel not included
Source : Operator sites, CarSonar analysis
Median daily prices for 2 day/100km rental, insurance included, for
peer-to-peer carsharing operators:
Convertible
60€/day
City car
26€/day
Large Family
35€/day
Small Family
30€/day
Minibus
49€/day
MPV
35€/day
Roadster
151€/day
SUV / 4X4
58€/day
Commercial
35€/day

10. When should I share a car?
* Short trips = 4 hours, 50km; Long trips = 2 days, 300km
Source : ADEME, La voiture – la conduite, l’entretenir, la changer pour consommer et polluer moins; Operators; CarSonar analysis
SHORT TRIPS
Prefer Pro Carsharing
if < 4 trips/week
LONG TRIPS
Prefer P2P Carsharing
if < 2 trips/week

11. Carsharing coverage
Source : Insee, population carroyée de France; Operators, CarSonar Analysis
CarSonar calculates the bird’s eye view distance between shared cars and
French home locations as published by the geography institute INSEE.
Covered population is counted inside 15-minute walking radii (1250
meters) around a shared vehicle.
Methodology for coverage analysis
59% of the French Mainland population lives less than 15 minutes from a
shared vehicle
September 2013 results
Note : Assumes a 5km/h walking speed
Non covered population
Covered population
City perimeter

12. Urban vs. Rural
Source : Insee, Operators, CarSonar analysis
RURAL AREAS
PARIS
URBAN AREAS
15 vehicles / 10K inhabitants 3 vehicles / 10K inhabitants
Carsharing
Deserts
Carsharing Desserts

13. Another desert : airports
5Km radius around Beauvais 5Km radius around CDG

14. Bienvenue
Real locations
Real rental
professionals
Real rental
process