500 Euros a Month for Giving Up Car: Wiener Linien Looking for Households for Car Bet

The project is closely scientifically monitored by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. "As a comprehensive mobility provider, we want to take a close look at the motives behind each mobility behaviour. Of course, we also want to make the alternatives to owning a car more appealing, such as public transport or sharing services. Because we don't believe that owning a car in the city is actually necessary and we want to prove it," explains Alexandra Reinagl, Managing Director of Wiener Linien.

The wager: Your own car. It will be parked in the garage from May to July 2025, in return, you will receive a monthly mobility budget of 500 euros - and thus the opportunity to try out all other mobility offers.

The Car Bet of Wiener Linien in Detail

40 households with cars are sought, who are willing to leave their car standing from May to July 2025 inclusive and exchange it for other means of transport. During these three months, they will be scientifically accompanied - this includes tracking individual routes via an app as well as qualitative and quantitative surveys.

As an incentive, but also to show the costs of using alternative mobility for different user groups and to compare them with those of their own car, participants receive a monthly mobility budget of 500 euros in the form of prepaid credit cards. This opens up numerous possibilities for the betting partners: Of course, public transport, but also sharing services such as car, bicycle or e-scooter.

Applications Possible Until February 16

The prerequisite for participation is a main residence in Vienna, being at least 21 years old, and owning a B driving license as well as a car in the household. Employees of Wiener Stadtwerke are excluded from participation.

You can apply until February 16, after which the households will be selected. The aim is to represent as broad a cross-section of the population as possible. Applicants will find out by the end of February whether they have been selected.

Details at www.wienerlinien.at/autowette

This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here.