The headline number
A family of four gave up their car.
$0
Saved every month by switching to shared electric cars — about $10,600 a year.
The starting point
The lease ended in the same month the job did.
When the household's main earner left his job in spring 2026, the lease on the family car ran out almost simultaneously.
A new lease means a deposit up front and a commitment of twelve or thirty-six months. With no clarity on the next job, that was a large decision to take at the wrong moment.
The decision
They did not want a three-year commitment before knowing what came next.
Shared cars require no deposit and no notice period. The family could try it, and stop again if it did not work.
$0
deposit to make the switch
None
lock-in — cancels in the app
0 min
maximum walk to the nearest car
The arithmetic · part one
What the leased car cost per month.
Lease and insurance$625
Fuel$156
Parking permit$70
Deposit ($780 / 12 months)$65
Damage on return ($780 / 12 months)$65
Per month$0
Cost per kilometre
"We live in the city and we don't drive much. Those were expensive kilometres."
$0
the car cost per year, all in
10,000 km
driven per year at most (6,200 miles)
$1.18
per kilometre — about $1.90 per mile
The arithmetic · part two
What the shared cars cost per month.
Subscription (25 % off per minute)$8
$156 of wallet credit — price paid$89
Per month$0
Topping up the wallet gives 43 % off before anyone gets into a car. The subscription discount comes on top.
Price per minute
From $0.86 to $0.37 in two steps.
$0.86
List priceNo subscription
$0.64
−25 %Subscription
$0.37
−43 %Prepaid wallet
57 % below list price. The monthly wallet buys roughly 240 minutes of driving.
Longer trips
For a trip to the coast they buy a two-day ticket.
No per-minute charge, and the ticket is drawn from the wallet, so the discount applies there too. The fleet is electric, so no fuel bill waits at the other end.
2 days
flat rate per ticket
−43 %
on day tickets from the wallet
$0
spent on fuel
Two months of real use
0 trips in under two months.
0 km
driven in total (200 miles)
0 kg
CO₂ avoided, as reported in the app
4 km
average trip — groceries, school run, meeting
One adult's usage only; the rest of the household is additional.
The result
$97 against $981.
$0
saved every month
$0
saved over a year
In their words
"Giving up the car felt daunting at first. Then we found out how easy it is, and we haven't missed it since."
— One of the two adults in the household
If you live in a city and drive under 10,000 km a year, the arithmetic is worth running.
Figures converted from Danish kroner at 6.4 DKK to the dollar and rounded. CO₂ figure as reported by the operator's app. Household details withheld at the participant's request.