Berlin Tries to Cut Private Car Use With One-Stop Mobility App

Berlin is working to make sure shared rides — and not privately owned cars — are the best way to get around the German capital as it tries to reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions.

The city’s public transport operator, BVG, has developed Jelbi, an app that gives travelers access to its subways, trams and buses as well as 11 external offerings including shared cars from Miles Mobility and Sixt, Nextbike’s bicycles and electric scooters from San Francisco-based Lime, Stockholm-based Voi and Germany’s Tier Mobility.