Ever heard of driving a car without any hassles attached to it! Probably not. But this is now possible in New Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon and soon this kind of services will be extended to other cities of India.
MiCar Sharing Technologies Private ltd on Tuesday launched- MiCar-the car sharing club, where what one needs to become its member, is a valid driving licence. All other worries like security deposit, insurance liabilities, parking hassles, maintenance problems etc. will be taken care of by the company.
"We did a survey of 6,000 families and we found out that they have bought cars but their monthly usage is very low. So, there is a vast untapped market for car sharing which is still at a very nascent stage. That is why MiCar services, where we want to create a new sharing economy that offers hassle-free driving," said MiCar Sharing Technologies Private ltd Executive Chairman Vinod Agarwal.
At pocket friendly rates MiCar offers three kind of memberships - blue, silver and gold, depending upon the hours of usage. As regards tarrifs, the company is offering compact car at Rs 4.53 per km, while sedans are offered at Rs 5.36 per km and SUVs are avaialable at Rs 6.76 per km.
The company revealed the card that will be one key to many options. In the first phase of operations, the company has introduced one car in each of the three categories - compact, sedan and SUV in their fleet of 50 cars. In the compact segment there is Volkswagen Polo, while in the sedan it is Vento and in the SUV segment riders can enjoy Nissan's Terrano.
MiCar is embedded with high end technology which is partially imported and largely built in-house. The company boosts about the technology being extremely user friendly and having minimal or no human interference during the entire experience. There is a dedicated mobile application for making the booking procedure easy.