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A few years ago everyone was predicting the end of the consumption-economy and the rise of the sharing (and in extension rental) economy. Today, we see definitely a rise in sharing and renting platforms and products as a service, but not to the extend it has significantly changed the regular economy. When looking at the sharing and rental economy, you can identify a number of elements, which psychologically push people still to possess their own goods, i.e. Convenience : when you are sharing (or renting) an item, you need to reserve it and there is no guarantee it will be available. At the same time, you need to go fetch the product (or get it delivered) and most likely you cannot fetch it 24/7, but rather only during office hours. Hygiene : with the Covid-19 crisis still fresh in everyone’s mind, sharing products has a hygienical risk. But apart from the risk of diseases, there is also the feeling you have no idea who used it before. Fear for damage : people fear when they rent someth...

A sector which has been heavily disrupted in the last years is the   mobility sector . Following decades of "car being king", we have reached a saturation and mentality shift. People want to be more healthy and more ecological (sustainable) and also avoid losing precious time in traffic jams. As a result a whole eco-system of companies has been created to find solutions for this. This article tries to provide an overview of the   trends in this market , with a focus on the Belgian market. First of all when looking at mobility and the offers on the market it is important to make a distinction between   private and professional displacements . This last category can additionally be split up between the daily commute and professional displacements during working hours. When looking at private mobility (the so-called   B2C market ), the car remains an important pilar. Especially for families with (young) children it remains difficult to do everything without a car. Obvio...

More and more when walking in the large cities in Belgium, I stumble over (e)bikes, eSteps, scooters and cars from different companies, all offering shared mobility solutions and claiming to manage our mobility more efficiently and ecologically. Even in a small country like Belgium, dozens of mobility providers are active (although many players come and go as well), e.g. (e)Bike : Jump, Villo!, Billy Bike, Blue-bike, Fietspunt, Velo, Cloudbike or Spinlister (e)Scooter : Scooty, Felyx or Poppy (e)Step : Dott, Lime, Troty, Bird, Circ, Poppy, Tier, Flash or Hive Car sharing : Cambio, Partago, Zipcar, Bolides, Poppy, stapp.in, CozyCar, Dégage, Tapazz, Caramigo, or Battmobiel Car pooling : Eventpool, Karzoo, BlaBlaCar, Toogethr, Carpool or Airportstop Currently shared mobility is still considered as trendy and innovative (a fun, affordable and efficient way to get around), which results in a lot of support of local governments for such initiatives. Nonethele...