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Getman car-sharing in Kyiv. Six months after MobileCar launched in Odesa, in January 2018 Getman came up with Getmancar, investing in 100 small hatchback Ravon R2 cars. These are light vehicles with automatic transmissions, designed for cities, with four airbags, and petrol engines. The service in Kyiv works in a similar way to MobileCar, via an app, but has different tariffs and has a further limit – only adults older than 25 years old can use the service. Getmancar has three tariff plans: $2 for 70 minutes and then 25 cents per kilometer; $7 for three hours and then 18 cents per kilometer; $22 for a day and 16 cents per kilometer. Getmancar pays for the petrol, but users have to fill up the car. Ukraine’s OKKO gas stations will provide gas for free, while to fill up at other chains drivers will have to take a photo of the receipt and send it to Getmancar support to get a reimbursement.
Getman believes that Kyiv, with its population of 3 million potentially has the demand for 3,000 ready-for-sharing cars. According to Getman, 10,000 people have already downloaded and installed the Getmancar mobile app since the service’s launch in January. Getman car-sharing service is for middle class people who are looking for alternatives to three things: taxis, traditional car rentals, and car ownership. The company next plans to introduce dynamic tariffs that change in accordance with how long the car is used; paid parking for the cars so that they are not just used in the city center; and add luxury cars to the service.
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