Since its launch on January 6, the Karos application has already recorded more than 3,000 registered. People residing or working in the territory of the Porte de l'Isère (Capi) urban community who have decided to carpool and who can achieve “an average saving of 97 euros per month” according to Karos Mobility, the Parisian company created in 2014 behind the carpooling application.
Karos by Capi offers carpooling in several northern Isère towns
If the line already existsLane carpooling, it is dedicated to journeys between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Lyonunlike Karos which covers the entire territory of the Capi. The urban community signed a partnership of three years with Karos Mobility and invested 266 430 eurosincluding 118,462 euros subsidized by the State, allowing free journeys of between 5 and 30 kilometers for passengers, within the limit of one round trip per day.
“Karos is an additional and complementary brick to the existing mobility offer. Karos by Capi also represents a solution for the 13,000 Capisérois who can no longer access the Low Emission Zone (ZFE) of the Lyon Metropolis because of their vehicle classified Crit'air 3″underlined Jean Papadopulo, president of Capi.
Karos by Capi: 5 to 30 km of free carpooling in North Isère
After creating a profile on the platform, the user can suggest a trip or search for one, over a period of six days, “even if the majority of reservations are made the day before or the same dayspecifies Matthieu Kamm, community manager at Karos.
“The driver will receive two euros per passenger transported for a journey of 5 to 20 km, then 10 cents per additional kilometer, with subsidy capped at 100 euros per month. As for the passenger, he will have to pay 10 euro cents per kilometer, for a journey of 2 to 5 km Same price beyond the thirtieth. kilometer. On the other hand, a journey between 5 and 30 km is free because it is covered by Capi.” For a 35 km journey, the passenger will therefore have to pay 50 euro cents.
To benefit from Karos, the place of departure or arrival is located in one of the municipalities of Capi, but not only. There Community of communes of Balcons du Dauphinéthat of Eastern Lyonand the Metropolis of Lyon have also signed with Karos Mobility. Furthermore, employees representing the critical mass of users, Karos offers a business partnership to test and implement your system via a free awareness program or a paid offer.
