Buying an EV is as simple as subscribing to Netflix. Subscription is all-pervasive in our life: From Movies to Education to Music. Electric vehicles are no exception. You can now get an Electric car on subscription, use it as much as you want & return once done.
Particularly for those who are not sure if Electric vehicles would fit in their lifestyle, subscription service offers great flexibility to try. Vehicle subscription services are picking up globally and are expected to reach a staggering $ 40 billion business by 2026
Vehicle Subscription - Deciphered:🚙🚘💸
Let us first look at what car subscription means from a consumer point of view. Vehicle subscription is a super-cool way to use a vehicle. You can subscribe for a car on flexible tenure, use it and return it at the end of it (or) retain it for a longer period.
Before we dwell deep into the subscription, lets u first look at all the different ways to buy a vehicle
Full Cash purchase
Vehicle Loan
Leasing
Subscription
Around 90% of Commercial vehicles, 80% of cars, and 50% of two-wheelers in India are bought through financing. And vehicle loan is one of the most popular ways to buy a vehicle in India. Leasing in India never picked up amongst personal car buyers, it was always a favorite for corporates who want to provide vehicle perks to their employees, as the lease rental can be deducted from the pre-taxed income of employees which saves tax and proves to be beneficial overall.
Following are some of the issues with vehicle loans
Downpayment to the extent of at least 15 to 25%
Long term commitment of around 5 years loan repayment
In the case of companies, the asset remains on their balance sheet
Customer is stuck with the same vehicle for more than 5 years
Repair and Maintenance is at the owner's risk
Roadside assistance is at the owner's cost
Hassle of resale
Leasing takes care of some of the above concerns but comes with its own negatives
No flexibility in tenure, if you enter a leasing contract for 3 years you cant change in-between
You cant customize the car, as you don't own it
Only basic repairs are covered, major repairs are still on you
Vehicle Subscription offers a great way to use it and comes with the following benefits
No Downpayment
No long term commitment
Simple onboarding process, usually done online
No hassle of resale
All Repairs and Maintenance covered
Option to foreclose the tenure
The monthly subscription fee includes all costs including Car purchase price, Registration, Road Tax, Insurance, Service, Maintenance, and Roadside assistance. In some cases, even EV charging is covered in the monthly subscription fees.
Subscription providers: 🏬🏪🏦
In India, vehicle subscriptions are being offered by: Tata Motors, Maruti, MG Motors, Zoom Car, and Eveez. Most of them offer a minimum of 12 months going up to 36 months
For example, a Tata Nexon EV can be bought thru subscription at a monthly cost of as low as Rs. 28,999 compared to a vehicle loan EMI of Rs. 48,915
Zoom Car - A Concept of Shared Subscription
Zoom car has invented a concept of Shared subscription wherein you can save up to 70% of your monthly Subscription cost by sharing your car when you are not using it.
Zoomcar shared Subscription is Flexible, affordable, convenient and you can drive a car with Zero down payment. With no commitment, flexible tenures & all maintenance covered you can enjoy hassle-free driving.
A subscriber has to just follow the below simple steps at the comfort of his/her home and the vehicle will get delivered to his/her doorstep
Select a car – If you are looking for an EV, visit MGSubscribe in partnership with Zoomcar
Check eligibility and reserve a car
Address and document upload
Pay the security deposit and activate auto-payment
Car delivered at the doorstep
Share and save
How shared subscription work?
Once you subscribe for the car, add your car availability details on Zoom car's partner subscription app. The car will be picked up by the professionals from your place at the time of booking and will deliver it back to your doorstep Sanitized. Earning would be transferred to your bank account
Eveez - A great way to subscribe to Electric scooters for last-mile delivery
EVeez is a 3-year-old Indian start-up, with operations in NCR and Hyderabad. Founded by Designer turned entrepreneur Abhishek Dwivedi and IIT engineer Gaurav Rathore, Eveez was started as an adventure biking company in Manali, and soon expanded to other places such as Rishikesh, Bir - Biling, Jaipur, Goa, etc.
Now, the startup is focussing on the urban commute and Business to business (B2B) sector. They currently work with big players like Flipkart, BigBasket, and several others in F&V, laundry, dairy industries and support them to go green on their last-mile delivery service. They also provide an in-campus transport solution to ESL Vedanta Limited, at their Bokaro Steel Plant.
Rajeev Agur, vice president of operations of Eveez says, "In the subscription model, one doesn't need to commit to a long-term loan or pay up capital upfront, thereby giving the flexibility to the business owners to increase or decrease their fleet size at will".
He adds, "The insurance, IoT, service, maintenance is all included in our base price. These are additional expenditures if one owns the vehicle"
Plus, since the last mile delivery service companies work with delivery personnel who come from backgrounds that have little access to institutional lending, which means they either have to depend on unsecured loans from loan sharks or pay the higher rate of interest from banks (or NBFCs) for lack of credit history.
Eveez's Roadside assistance is designed in such a way that the rider has 100% uptime, the rider need not face downtime because their vehicle is at the garage for repairs. The earnings of the riders are not affected that way.
Apart from this, Eveez team is always available on phone to answer any kind of questions the riders may have about the vehicles and help them with minor troubleshooting.
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The article below is an excerpt from our Q4 2023 commentary.
“Electric vehicles (EVs) are pilling up on lots across the country as the green revolution hits a speed bump, data show.”
~ USA Today, November 14, 2023
“Hertz Global Holdings announced Thursday it planned to cut one-third of its global EV fleet over the year. Following the announcement, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr suggested the road to electrification could be bumpier than anticipated.”
~ Bloomberg, January 11, 2024
Starting mid-point last decade, the investment community became convinced EV adoption would quickly surge. EV penetrations would become so great that global oil consumption would imminently peak, or so consensus opinion widely believed. 2019 was repeatedly referenced as the year that oil demand would peak and then decline. In retrospect, these concerns were misplaced. Despite the massive COVID-19 disruption, oil demand in 2024 should reach 103 m b/d – 2.3 m b/d greater than 2019. Undeterred by the surprising surge in demand, many analysts remain convinced that “peak oil demand” is still imminent.
The investment community’s belief that EVs will displace the internal combustion engine remains as strong as ever. We vigorously disagree.
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