This is assistance that the government introduced 1^Er January 2023, which aims to encourage the use of more gentle modes of transport for personal and professional travel. In other words, prohibit the systematic use of the car go to work, on weekends, pick up children from kindergarten, etc. The national plan, called “daily car sharing”, provides a benefit of €100 after making a certain number of trips through the car sharing platform. Especially concerned Bla Bla Car Daily, Coopgo, Ecov, La Roue Verte, Mobicoop, Karos, Klaxit and Ynstant.

€100 to encourage car sharing

Specifically and to benefit from this, You must have a driving license and be registered on one of these platforms. The rules then change depending on whether the trip is short (less than 80 kilometers) or long (more than 80 kilometers). For the first, you need to make ten trips, for the second – only three, for a maximum of three months. After the first trip, 25 euros is paid €75 is payable after all purchases have been completed. A welcome and rather encouraging aid, which is nevertheless trying to succeed in France. From 900,000 daily car trips, the state hopes to reach 3 million by 2027with investments of 150 million euros. A recent survey by the Ecological Factory undermines the dynamics of this system…

A dynamic that is hard to accept

In fact, it is estimated that today only 0.04% of daily trips are carpooled. So, how to explain that mayonnaise does not harden? There are several answers to this. According to Bernard Julien, an economist specializing in automobiles, a custom car has never been so good. Over 30 years, the number of car trips has increased by 50%. The French prefer to be alone in the car – or with loved ones – and not with strangers. That explains it too explosion of bicycle use to the detriment of public transport Example.

Reinvestment in infrastructure

Jean-Philippe Hermine, director of IDDRI, also explains this the existing infrastructure does not support this practice. “Car sharing works very well in Madrid, for example, because the city has invested in it carpool lanes and stations “. In the same way, Car sharing is particularly common in densely populated areas where walking, cycling and public transport can be alternatives. In fact, it has less of an impact in these areas than in rural areas, where the car’s carbon footprint is still higher. The aim, according to Bernard Julien, would be to encourage the French living in these regions give up your second car. For this, the state must seriously reorient financing and infrastructure policy…

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