The economist called the mileage in which car sharing is more profitable than a personal car

Associate Professor of the Institute of Economics and Management of the Herzen Russian State University Natalia Nesterenko explained at what mileage car sharing is more profitable than buying a car.

According to her, if a person travels 5-8 thousand kilometers a year, minute rent and taxis are cheaper. Your car does not pay off due to insurance, tax, maintenance and paid parking. Approximate equality of costs occurs when running 10-15 thousand kilometers, and with a load of more than 20 thousand personal transport becomes noticeably more profitable.

The expert gave the calculation for St. Petersburg. The constant annual cost of owning a car is about 113 thousand rubles, variable - about 5.5 rubles per minute of mileage. Car sharing costs about 12 rubles per minute. Taking into account all the costs, the costs of the two options become equal. At the same time, the car sharing tenant is obliged to compensate for damage in case of an accident, and the risk of an accident at a rented vehicle is higher.