Carsharing in Moscow is a rapidly developing type of public transport in the city. As of January 2020 Moscow has the largest fleet of carsharing vehicles in the world which counts more than 30,000 cars ahead of such megacities as Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai. In Moscow, more than 150,000 trips are made by carsharing cars every day. The largest carsharing operator in Moscow is Delimobil which has a fleet of 17,000 cars.[1]
Overview
30 electric Nissan Leafs branded by Yandex.Drive became available in Moscow in 2019. A number of electric vehicles of different models are also available from other carsharing operators.
In addition to preferential municipal parking for carsharing vehicles the Moscow Government had exempted electric vehicles from paying transport tax. In the photo, the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin (on the right) and the head of Yandex Arkady Volozh participate in an event dedicated to the launch of Yandex.Drive's electric vehicles in late September 2019.[2]
In 2019 the growth of carsharing service in Moscow continued to boom and by the end of the year the total carsharing fleet in Moscow reached 30,000 vehicles almost doubling from the previous year.[3] At the same time, in 2018 analysts at the consulting company PwC predicted that carsharing fleet in Moscow will reach 30,000 only by 2025.[4] According to Vincenzo Trani who runs Delimobil, the second largest carsharing operator in Russia, the potential of the carsharing market in Moscow is at the level of 100,000 vehicles.[5]
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Operators and fleet
The table below provides information about the largest carsharing operators in Moscow.
Some operators provide long-time rent from 1 month. Subscribe plan include car and mileage, but not include free parking in city, washing and refueling[14]
Moscow's first carsharing service was created on 21 December 2012 by Alexander Yermolenko, commissioned by Citycar, which was rebranded as Anytime. The company has launched a pilot project on 21 Volkswagen Polo vehicles.
2013
Anytime added a few BMW 1 Series cars to its fleet and expanded to 72 vehicles.
2014
In February 2014, StreetCar launched its own carsharing service in St Petersburg.
The same year Anytime launched the St Petersburg market with a plan to unite the two capitals in a common carsharing service, with the ability to take and leave cars in either city.
On 1 August 2014, the Moscow City Pay-Parking System is expanding to the boundaries of the Third Ring Road, which serves to raise the attention on carsharing as part of the Public Transportation System.
2015
Due to the low commercial success of carsharing in St Petersburg, StreetCar closes down[23] and Anytime stops operating its branch in St Petersburg, focusing on the Moscow market.
In 2015, Moscow's paid parking zone expanded beyond the Third Ring Road, giving a huge boost to carsharing in Russia.
A new BelkaCar carsharing service has been announced.
Anytime launches a truck rental service for small trucks.[25]
2016
Launch of BelkaCar, a new entrant to the carsharing market with a fleet of 100 cars.
The overall carshare fleet in Moscow has exceeded 1,500 cars.
2017
Transition to fully remote registration of users in the carsharing system, without signing paper contracts.
Anytime and BelkaCar cars appeared in Yandex Maps app. By the end of the year, Yandex will close the carshare aggregator project and develop its own service.
Moscow carsharing begins to expand in Russia's regions. Launch of new carsharing providers: Rentmee, Carousel, Carlion, Easyride, Carenda, Lifcar, Car4You.
2018
In May 2018, Anytime and Delimobil merged into a single entity, becoming the largest carsharing company in Russia. Vincenzo Trani and Mikro Kapital will take over full management of the companies.[27]
Moscow-based Anytime is changing its business model to the premium segment. Anytime opens in Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic.[28]
Yandex launches its own carsharing service, Yandex.Drive, with a fleet of 750 cars.
The number of rides on Moscow's carsharing system has reached 50mn.[30]
The number of cars involved in carsharing reached 31,000.[31]
The outstanding growth in the volume of carsharing vehicles in the Russian capital made it one of the leading car sharing market players worldwide. In 2019, Moscow beat the previous year’s leader - Tokyo.[32]
2020
2021
2022
2023
Gallery
Evacuation of incorrectly parked carsharing vehicle at Pravda street in Moscow.
Hyundai Solaris branded by Delimobil, the second largest carsharing operator in Russia after Yandex.Drive
Carsharing passenger and cargo vans are also available to the clients in Moscow.
In Moscow, premium models of various automotive brands are also available as carsharing vehicles.[33] Yandex.Drive's Porsche Macan is pictured above.
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Evacuation of incorrectly parked carsharing vehicle at Pravda street in Moscow.
Hyundai Solaris branded by Delimobil, the second largest carsharing operator in Russia after Yandex.Drive
Carsharing passenger and cargo vans are also available to the clients in Moscow.![In Moscow, premium models of various automotive brands are also available as carsharing vehicles.[33] Yandex.Drive's Porsche Macan is pictured above.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/YandexDrive_Porsche_Macan.jpg/180px-YandexDrive_Porsche_Macan.jpg)
In Moscow, premium models of various automotive brands are also available as carsharing vehicles.[33] Yandex.Drive's Porsche Macan is pictured above..jpg)
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![In Moscow, premium models of various automotive brands are also available as carsharing vehicles.[33] Yandex.Drive's Porsche Macan is pictured above.](/en/File:YandexDrive_Porsche_Macan.jpg)