All the benefits of sharing a car with workmates

Sharing help with coworkers to get to the office, factory, or study is a great idea not only to save money and stress, but also to improve relationships between people who work together every day. Corporate carpooling, where employees share one another's car to get to work or even for professional travel, is an important piece of the sustainable mobility puzzle. The benefits are economic, environmental, and even interpersonal, which ultimately translates into a better quality of life, and not just within the workplace. 

Savings for everyone

With company carpooling, everyone saves money and significantly cuts the waste associated with car travel by just one person. Employees share le fuel costs, tolls and parking; companies can instead reduce mileage reimbursements and costs for parking or shuttles dedicated to employees.

The environmental impact

By significantly reducing the number of cars on the road, and consequently traffic, carpooling becomes a form of mobility that effectively reduces CO₂ emissions and pollution, especially in urban areas. Traffic decreases primarily when it is most intense and harmful (i.e., during rush hour, starting from the time slot when employees usually commute to work), and less congestion on the roads also translates into greater ease for all drivers in finding a place to stay. parcheggio. Finally, the company also has a direct benefit, as it needs fewer parking spaces for employees at its offices.

Reduces stress and increases punctuality 

Traveling in a car with others is always less stressful than traveling alone. Everything becomes more enjoyable, including the opportunity to have a pleasant conversation on the way to work. Company employees who share rides also improve internal communication, and this translates into a sense of well-being that extends beyond corporate life. Carpooling groups tend to create more stable and coordinated standard trips, thus ensuring, once again, a seamless transition. stress., greater punctuality for employees.

An easy organization 

Thanks to the use of technology, apps and platforms can be used to facilitate the organization of sharing, minimizing organizational effort.

Corporate carpooling in Italy

A report by the National Observatory on Corporate Carpooling - Jojob Real Time Carpooling states that 641390 corporate carpool trips were made in Italy in 2024, a 71,6 percent increase over the previous year. This resulted in a reduction of 367.192 cars in circulation, a saving of 9,66 million kilometers traveled, and a reduction of 1,256 million kg of CO₂ emissions. The 2024 trend continued to strengthen in 2025, when corporate carpool trips in Italy increased by a further 54 percent in the first half of the year compared to 2024. 

The example of Enel

The corporate carpooling project at a large group like Enel, led by CEO Flavio Cattaneo, was launched in March 2025 in four cities, including Rome, with the goal of reducing employee use of private vehicles. It was later extended to all of Italy. People have responded very positively, especially in major cities, and to date there are over 200 active users and more than 6.000 trips uploaded. From March to October 2025, 1,74 tons of CO02 were saved, the equivalent of 32 round trips from Rome and Milan, 4 intercontinental trips and around a hundred trees planted.

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