Started the Car Sharing Zenmov e-drive Service

Launched at the UNPLAN Village Hakuba Hostel in Nagano Prefecture

At the hostel "UNPLAN Village Hakuba" (https://unplan.jp/hakuba), located in the Hakuba mountain area of Nagano Prefecture, we are conducting a test service of our car sharing "Zenmov e-drive" (scheduled until the end of October this year). UNPLAN Village is a mountain resort located in Tsugaike, where you can enjoy trekking in spring and summer, and winter sports in winter.

Figure 1: UNPLAN Village HAKUBA (Photo: From the UNPLAN Village HAKUBA website)

Features: Complete reservations and returns via smartphone

You may often rent a car while traveling. After arriving at your destination, you go to the car rental shop, complete the paperwork... during peak seasons, the shop can be crowded... It can be tough to have your limited schedule taken up with procedures and waiting at the shop.

With Zenmov e-drive, all processes from car reservation, payment, boarding, and return are completed solely through your smartphone, with no need to handle procedures at the store. You might wonder, "Only with a smartphone? How do I receive the keys?"

Key pickup and return at Keycafe

Key pickup is done by performing the operation "Receive keys at Keycafe" through your smartphone after reserving the car. Keycafe is a 24-hour unmanned system for managing keys (pickup and return), with a box installed in the lounge of UNPLAN Village. You issue an access code via smartphone and input it into the box containing the keys to receive them. At return time, you also enter the access code, return the keys to the box, and lock it (Figure 2).

In this way, ① car reservation, ② key pickup at Keycafe, ③ boarding, ④ car return, ⑤ key return at Keycafe, ⑥ completion of return, ... you can perform car sharing anytime you like, 24 hours a day, on your smartphone, which is the feature and convenience of Zenmov e-drive (please refer to the video for detailed steps. https://zenmov.com/2022/06/14/車等の鍵をキーボックスで受け渡しするシステム/).

Additionally, the vehicle available for reservation is the BMW EV i3, which is also recommended for those wanting to try driving an EV (Figure 3).

Figure 2: Keycafe installed in the lounge of UNPLAN Village Hakuba

Figure 3: Available vehicle BMW EV i3

Combine Car Sharing with Your Stay in Hakuba for a Wonderful Time!

UNPLAN Village Hakuba offers not only a place to refresh during vacations but also a cafe for work, meeting rooms, kitchen facilities, and more, making long-term stays for workation possible. There are also coworking spaces available around UNPLAN Village Hakuba.

We hope you can have a wonderful time during your vacation and workation in Hakuba by combining our car sharing Zenmov e-drive with your stay at UNPLAN Village Hakuba.