Groupe Renault Partnerhip & Agreement Electric Vehicles Car-Sharing Zoe Mobilities
February 25, 2020
PRESS RELEASE
GROUPE RENAULT
PARTNERSHIP & AGREEMENT ELECTRIC VEHICLES
CAR-SHARING ZOE
NEW MOBILITIES
GROUPE RENAULT AND FERROVIAL LAUNCH ZITY IN PARIS, THE ELECTRIC
CARSHARING SERVICE AS FLEXIBLE AS YOU ARE
ZITY is a 100% electric car-sharing service in free-floating.
In March, 500 Renault ZOE will be available for hire, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, with the guarantee of a balanced distribution
throughout Paris.
ZITY meets the needs of city dwellers for freedom and flexibility in
their journeys, with pricing adapted to their needs.
Boulogne-Billancourt, February 25th, 2020 – Groupe Renault and
Ferrovial are about to launch a ZITY free-floating car-sharing
service in Paris.
In March 2020, a fleet of 500 100% electric Renault ZOE cars
equipped with ZITY technology will be made available to Parisians on
a self-service basis. This is a particularly flexible and adapted
offer that responds to a strong trend: 20% of the capital's
inhabitants use car-sharing[1].
This launch in Paris is a new step in the partnership between Groupe
Renault, a pioneer of electric vehicles in Europe and Ferrovial, one
of the world's leading infrastructure operators and urban service
providers, which began successfully in 2017 with ZITY, an electric
vehicle car-sharing service in Madrid.
The ZITY electric car-sharing service in free-floating offer has
many advantages, including flexible booking times and the
availability of vehicles, in the right place at the right time,
thanks to a high-performance application. With a cleaner, accessible
and sustainable mobility offer, ZITY also provides a response to the
needs of cities to reduce CO2 emissions and to combat pollution.
Gilles Normand, SVP, Electric Vehicles & Mobility Services, Groupe
Renault.
This strategic partnership with Renault is the evolution of ZITY’s
success in Madrid. We are pleased to continue our collaboration
bringing the experience and technology developed. It has been key
for the user’s acceptance. Providing sustainable mobility solutions
to citizens is a priority in the battle against climate change
challenges.
Ignacio Madridejos, CEO of Ferrovial.
The next steps in the development of the partnership between Groupe
Renault and Ferrovial are subject to authorization from the European
Commission in the area of merger control.
ELECTRIC CARS AVAILABLE 24/7
By proposing electric Renault ZOE in free-floating, on a 24/7 basis,
ZITY responds to spontaneous travel needs by offering flexibility
close to that of owning a private vehicle.
Thanks to a mobile application, users can view the vehicle closest
to their position on a map at any time of the day or night.
The cars offer 5 real seats and are equipped with reverse camera,
proximity sensors, GPS, touch screen and cruise control.
Child seats are present in some vehicles and those equipped with
them can be immediately viewed via the mobile application.
The reservation is instantaneous, and the vehicle unlocks via the
application.
To end the rental, the vehicle must be parked in Paris, on any
public sparking space above ground and locked. The operation takes a
few seconds.
AN OFFER ADAPTED TO USES
ZITY is a car-sharing service, which rents electric cars per minute.
The cars are distributed all over the city on normal parking places.
Customers can access easily to the cars through a simple App, to be
downloaded for free.
Car-sharing must allow access to a vehicle quickly and without
necessarily planning the duration of its use or the final
destination of the trip. ZITY meets this need for flexibility and
freedom by offering:
Competitive rates adapted to needs: With no registration or
subscription fees, ZITY offers different rates: per minute, fixed
time (4h, 8h, 24h) or time credit with "economy packs". Thanks to
the "stand-by" option, ZITY also makes it possible to keep the
vehicle at a preferential cost when you need to park for a short
time.
A guaranteed battery level: The technology on board the Renault ZOE
ZITY enables all the information on the dashboard, including the
battery level, to be displayed in real time. Below the minimum level
required, the vehicle is no longer available for hire and is quickly
taken in hand by the ZITY teams to recharge it.
Vehicle availability and intelligent positioning: As well as
offering great freedom of movement within and outside the area
covered by the service (inner Paris area and Clichy), the high level
of autonomy of the ZOE batteries means less frequent recharging and
therefore more vehicles available on the streets.
In addition, thanks to a highly competitive computer platform and an
algorithm that analyses vehicle use, hour by hour and day by day,
ZITY can identify the areas where the car-sharing demand is highest.
They can thus intelligently reposition vehicles in the city after
servicing, guaranteeing users can easily find a vehicle.
TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
After Madrid in 2017 and this launch in Paris, the service could be
extended to other cities in the coming years, to make ZITY "the"
electric car-sharing service of reference.
About Groupe Renault
Groupe Renault has manufactured cars since 1898. Today it is an
international multi-brand group, selling close to 3.8 million
vehicles in 134 countries in 2019, with 40 manufacturing sites,
12,700 points of sales and employing more than 180,000 people. To
address the major technological challenges of the future, while
continuing to pursue its profitable growth strategy, Groupe Renault
is focusing on international expansion. To this end, it is drawing
on the synergies of its five brands (Renault, Dacia, Renault Samsung
Motors, Alpine and LADA), electric vehicles, and its unique alliance
with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. With a 100% Renault owned team
committed to the Formula 1 World Championship since 2016, the brand
is involved in motorsports, a real vector for innovation and
awareness.
About Ferrovial
Ferrovial is one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators,
committed to developing sustainable solutions. It is a member of
Spain’s blue-chip IBEX 35 index and is also included in the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good; all its operations are
conducted in compliance with the UN Global Compact, which the
company adopted in 2002.
About ZITY
ZITY is a car-sharing service in free-floating with 725 Renault ZOE
in Madrid, Spain within the framework of a joint-venture between
Renault and Ferrovial, launched in December 2017. |