Published:02.06.2024
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The Estonian company Bolt has launched shared cars in Prague. The company starts with 400 cars from Toyota and Audi brands

Bolt's initiative is based on a survey indicating that nearly half of Prague motorists use a car only one or two days a week.

Bolt offers shared cars in Prague from Monday, June 3rd. Under the brand Bolt Drive, it offers a total of 400 Toyota and Audi cars. The service is part of the Bolt application, through which taxis are ordered or scooters rented.

For Audi models A1, A3, and Q2, and Toyota models Yaris, Corolla, and CH-R, customers have a choice between combustion engines and hybrid propulsion. The rental price of the car is calculated based on the duration of the trip and the distance traveled, and it already includes fuel, insurance, and road tolls. The cheapest tariff starts at one crown per minute of driving time plus three crowns per kilometer.

Several companies already offer carsharing in Prague, with Car4way and Anytime being the largest. Bolt's initiative is based on a survey indicating that nearly half of Prague motorists use a car only one or two days a week. "People are accustomed to owning a car even if they use it only a few days a year. The services integrated into the Bolt app provide them with a full but much less costly alternative," said Václav Soukup, director of Bolt Drive services in the Czech market.

The Bolt Drive service is also available in all three Baltic countries, Germany, and Poland, currently comprising a total of 8,700 shared vehicles.

Source: https://zdopravy.cz/
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