{"id":68606,"date":"2024-01-03T12:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T12:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccmagazine.es\/?p=68606"},"modified":"2024-12-26T07:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T07:30:51","slug":"lynk-co-advocates-carsharing-to-promote-sustainable-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccmagazine.es\/en\/lynk-co-advocates-carsharing-to-promote-sustainable-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynk &#038; Co advocates carsharing to promote sustainable mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h6><span lang=\"EN-US\">Carsharing with Lynk &amp; Co in numbers<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">To date, <em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0cars have been shared a total of 1.5 million hours!<\/span> That is in excess of 18,000 cars and transforming the inactive time of vehicles into valuable shared mobility experiences.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Because, in an already saturated market,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>have decided to continue towards sustainable mobility as their business model. In order to do so, they have developed an attractive, intuitive user interface that offers users incentives that go beyond the reduction of their carbon footprint. And so, all bookings and transactions are carried out securely and easily through their app, and all the shared vehicles have the backing of<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Lynk &amp; Co comprehensive insurance<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6><span lang=\"EN-US\">Share and earn<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Through their app, the company allows the owners and subscribers of their <em>&#8217;01&#8217; model <\/em>to share their vehicles safely with others and obtain earnings in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cLynk &amp; Co promotes a more efficient use of cars.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Sharing is an intrinsic value in <em>Lynk &amp; Co\u2019s DNA<\/em>, and that\u2019s why each <em>\u201801\u2019 model<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0is equipped with integrated technology that facilitates sharing, proving that the company\u2019s vehicles are designed for just that<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Therefore, this intelligent and ambitious vision proposes a radical transformation of the nature of vehicle ownership, through its innovative <i>carsharing <\/i>program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Additionally, as we mentioned before, as well as contributing to being more sustainable, <em>Lynk &amp; Co\u2019s carsharing <\/em>also allows us to benefit financially.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In other words, this business model is allowing the company\u2019s subscribers to cover their monthly subscription fees with the income they generate by sharing their cars.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Double shot!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The prices, established by the car owners themselves, vary from 9 euros\/hour in Sweden to 30 euros\/hour in Italy, which mark the highest and lowest tariffs respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Although the Netherlands are in the lead with this model, as 22% of owners there participate in vehicle sharing programs, the truth is that many EU countries are joining this new paradigm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Future is Now<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">And given that the best way to understand something new is to get to know its creators, we made the most of our stay in Gothenburg and chatted to <em>Alain Visser<\/em>, CEO and the soul of <em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Seldom do you meet an executive director who is so passionate about his business and has such clear and revolutionary ideas and vision, with which he promotes change and is boldly shaping a new future for the mobility industry. His goal is to build a more inclusive and environmentally responsible future. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Furthermore, and as a result of his bold leadership, <i>Visser<\/i> was named one of the ten most influential CMOs according to <em>Forbes<\/em>, during his time at <em>Volvo Cars<\/em>. He has also held positions of global leadership at<em> Volvo Cars<\/em> and influential positions, such as member of the board of directors at <em>Adam Opel AG<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe are a community that offers experiences that promote positive change.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">His achievements include promoting equality at work and providing equal work opportunities and fair treatment at work for all, regardless of gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, impairments or other personal characteristics. In that sense, <em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>is an excellent example of this.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">We also spoke to<em> Mathieu Spencer<\/em>, marketing director at<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em>, with a great deal of experience in different sectors such as mobility, financial technology and consumer goods, and at companies like <em>FinTech<\/em>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>BMW<\/em>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Volkswagen<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Ford<\/em>, and creative and digital agencies. His passion is to work with disruptive and defiant brands that will become cultural movements, something he has found at<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Lynk &amp; Co<\/em>, where they promote, above all, a change in a sector such as the mobility\/ automobile sector where the rules have remained unchanged for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">We know that the future requires less vehicles, and that it requires us to learn to use those cars in the most sustainable way possible. That\u2019s why, carsharing is a winning choice.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Food for thought<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">(*)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Photos provided by Lynk &amp; Co.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carsharing with Lynk &amp; Co in numbers To date, Lynk &amp; Co\u00a0cars have been shared a total of 1.5 million hours! 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