Shared cars in Barchem

One provider is active in Barchem: LochemEnergie, a local energy cooperative with an electric fleet.

1 provider active in Barchem

LochemEnergie

€ 2.50 per hour + € 0.28 per kilometre, with a daily cap of € 30. No subscription costs, but a short screening and introduction is required first.

Car ownership in Barchem

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures via AlleCijfers.nl, 2025/2026 (figures for the municipality of Lochem, which the village of Barchem is part of).

A household in the municipality of Lochem owns 1.34 cars on average, above the national figure. In rural areas, owning a car is often the norm; a shared car tends to make most sense as a second car or for occasional trips.

How it works

LochemEnergie works differently from the national providers. You register once with a copy of your passport, driving licence and proof of address. This screening is followed by a short, in-person introduction where you're shown the car, the booking app and how to charge it.

Once your account is active, you reserve the car through the app and unlock it with your phone. After your trip, you reconnect the car to the charging point at its parking spot. More general details are in the guide to your first trip.

Where the car is parked

Barchem has one electric shared car: a Hyundai KONA at Schoneveldsdijk. The car has a fixed parking spot and is reconnected to the charging point after every trip.

Parking in Barchem

LochemEnergie's shared car has a fixed parking spot: you pick the car up there and bring it back there too. There's no separate parking cost built into the rate, since you never park the car anywhere else.

Is a shared car worth it here?

If you only drive occasionally, for a few hours or a day, LochemEnergie means no subscription to pay for: you only pay per hour and per kilometre, with a daily cap. The comparator calculates it precisely for your usage.

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