From Company-Owned Cars to Car Sharing
In the fall of 2021, Rambøll and Henning Larsen entered into a collaboration with Hyre, with the goal of reducing their own vehicle fleet and providing employees with access to car-sharing.
A Forward-Thinking Collaboration
- The shared cars allow us to offer the 'right car for the right task.' Through the collaboration with Hyre, we also ensure sufficient access even when demand is higher than usual. The user-friendliness is excellent, and it's a big plus that it requires no additional administration from our side, says Lise Kristin Thun, Operational Manager at Rambøll.
When Rambøll and Henning Larsen moved to new offices at Harbitz Torg, it also marked the end of maintaining their own vehicle fleet. Previously, they owned and leased up to 8 cars, permanently stationed at the office's parking spaces, which required significant management and offered less flexibility.
An Important Signal
Foto: Marius Dale
- We have electric bikes available for loan and offices located to make it easy to travel by public transport. Still, we sometimes need to use a car, and a car-sharing solution with a selection of electric cars is a good alternative.
As a societal advisor on sustainable change, it is important for Rambøll and Henning Larsen to give their employees the best conditions for environmentally friendly travel. In addition to Oslo, their branches in Drammen and Trondheim have also adopted car-sharing.
- We are impressed by Rambøll and Henning Larsen's commitment to offering a sustainable, simple, and cost-effective option for their employees instead of their own company cars. As a major societal player, they send an important signal that replacing a private, closed vehicle fleet with an open, shared fleet is the future, says Christer Viksaas Grandal from Hyre.
Halve Car Costs with Shared Vehicles
A higher utilization rate of a shared car compared to an owned vehicle also allows car-sharing providers to offer cost-effective solutions for businesses and consumers. Data from OFV, leasing companies, and analysis of their own fleet, for example, shows that a company that chooses car-sharing over owning a company car can save up to 50% of their car-related costs, without the need to produce a new vehicle. Additionally, the increased availability of car-sharing vehicles throughout the cities adds convenience — who really wants to get up extra early and go to the office to pick up the company car, only to pass their own home on the way to a meeting?
"We have created a calculator to show just how much can be saved by switching from owning to sharing a vehicle fleet."
- Simen Braaten, Product Owner at Hyre
The calculator is based on data from OFV and Hyre's own experience related to ownership, operation, and maintenance of a car, and allows the company to adjust for its actual costs, such as leasing costs, parking, and time spent managing the vehicle fleet.
- Since spring 2022, we've spoken with many companies that have a large vehicle fleet about our new product, which we have named the Hyre Mobility Plan. A mobility plan has a fixed monthly price and corresponds to the same capacity as a company car, except that you can use any of our now over 1,600 cars in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen, and Stockholm, concludes Braaten enthusiastically.
The Right Choice for Both Wallet and Environment
If we, as individuals and companies, choose car-sharing instead of buying or leasing a new car, it will have several positive consequences. The area designated for parking spaces in cities can be reduced, the number of cars on the roads will decrease due to fewer kilometers driven, and greenhouse gas emissions related to car production will decrease. Additionally, if we choose electric shared cars, we can collectively reduce our carbon footprint significantly.
If you want to learn more about how Hyre Mobility Plan can work for your company, you can read more here, or contact Christer Viksaas Grandal.
