Mladá Boleslav, 7 February 2022 – The ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab carsharing platform HoppyGo continues on its street to success. In 2021, it recorded round 150.000 customers and noticed a rise of fifty % in new registrations in comparison with the earlier 12 months. In addition, the peer-to-peer carsharing platform was rolled out in Poland and Slovakia. The variety of rental days booked by way of HoppyGo elevated by one third final 12 months. New options in HoppyGo now make it even simpler to lease and use e-cars.
“Carsharing concepts are economical, sustainable and increasingly popular. HoppyGo users love the platform, because it offers them the choice of the right vehicle for all needs at any time, for any occasion and it is simple to use. It offers them flexible rental conditions for a fair price, which is appreciated by our customers not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Poland and Slovakia.”
Jarmila Plachá, Head of ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab
The variety of HoppyGo customers elevated by about 50 per cent final 12 months in comparison with 2020 and now stands at greater than 150,000 customers. In the Czech Republic alone, the mobility platform recorded 26,000 new consumer registrations up to now twelve months. In response to the rising recognition, HoppyGo additionally launched in Poland (15,000 registered customers) and Slovakia (6,300 registered customers). The variety of rental days per consumer rose by one third in comparison with the earlier 12 months, and the common rental interval additionally elevated from 4.2 to at present 4.7 days, primarily because of a robust summer season season. The platform managed to nearly double gross sales within the Czech Republic.
The HoppyGo app is less complicated than ever to make use of, and signing up and reserving autos is now much more intuitive. In addition, house owners of electrical autos can monitor the battery stage, discover out the remaining vary and approximate charging occasions in addition to view the vitality invoice for the rental interval.
The HoppyGo Platform has been connecting automotive house owners who wish to lend out their autos to potential renters since 2018. All they should do is register the automobile after which confirm the saved information. Renters could make a reserving by way of the smartphone app or web site.
The platform additionally gives the chance to check drive autos. After the market launch of the ŠKODA ENYAQ iV, HoppyGo customers may check drive the brand new all-electric SUV for as much as 4 days. The ENYAQ iV had a 90% occupancy charge, with customers driving a mean distance of 530 kilometres. In Slovakia, the automobile with essentially the most rental days over the course of the 12 months was the ŠKODA ENYAQ iV. ŠKODA AUTO additionally plans to lease out the brand new ENYAQ COUPÉ iV on the HoppyGo platform after its upcoming market launch.
Alongside HoppyGo, the ecosystem for clever, particular person mobility developed by ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab additionally consists of the providers BeRider (eScooter-Sharing), Uniqway (pupil carsharing), Citymove (city mobility app) and KLIQ (platform for fleet automotive sharing).