Momo Car-Sharing was a car-sharing program conducted by Intelligent Energy Europe to promote alternatives to car ownership. It had a total budget of , half of which was co-financed by the European Union (EU). The project name momo was taken from the phrase "more options for energy efficient mobility through car-sharing".
The project started 1 October 2008 and included 14 partners from various EU countries. The International Association of Public Transport and Bundesverband CarSharing (the German association for car-sharing) also supported the project.
The program was part of a presentation by the city of Bremen in the Urban Best Practice Area at the World Exposition EXPO 2010 in Shanghai.TV coverage about momo at EXPO 2010 in international Chinese TV: http://www.icshanghai.com/html/2010/09/06/3765.html The momo-project was presented in workshops on the EXPO and served as a reference for the inauguration of Car-Sharing in Shanghai.
The Bremen Car-Sharing Action Plan has also received the Travel Planning Award 2010Awarded by the German Town Planner's Association SRL (in German): of the German Town Planner's Association SRL.
Project objectives Momo was designed as a component to reach the EU targets in the fields of transport, energy and the reduction of emissions. This European project aimed at raising the efficiency and attractiveness of Car-Sharing in Europe. By building on the potential of Car-Sharing in regards to saving energy, minimising greenhouse gases and improving the quality of urban live,Green, C (2009). Car-Sharing – Good for the Environment and the Budget. . Retrieved 29 November 2009. a significant increase of the Car-Sharing services and the Car-Sharing demand had been aimed for. To reach those goals the project partner designed a concept that included all relevant stakeholders at most. These are next to local authorities and Car-Sharing providers, public transport providers, energy agencies and research facilities.
The project expected to have the following results:More Options for Energy Efficient Mobility through Car-Sharing . Website of Intelligent Energy Europe. more than 20,000 new car-sharers the reduction of about 58,000GJ p.a. and CO2 emissions of 6,000t p.a to replace 3,500 private cars and gain free space due to less parking spaces needed to acquire new regions where no car-share is present at the moment, with a special focus on Ireland, Finland and Greece
Notable facts Notable facts of the momo project are:More Options for Energy Efficient Mobility through Car-Sharing . Website of Intelligent Energy Europe. Project name: momo Car-Sharing, more options for energy efficient mobility through Car-Sharing Supported by Intelligent Energy Europe Lead partner: Der Senator für Umwelt, Bau, Verkehr und Europa, Bremen, Germany Start of the project: 1 October 2008 Ending date: 30 September 2011 Duration: 35 months Total budget: €2,693,644
Project partners were:Momo Consortium. Official Momo-Homepage. Der Senator für Umwelt, Bau, Verkehr und Europa (The Senator for Environment, Building, Traffic and Europe), Bremen, Germany Cambio Mobilitätsservice GmbH & Co.KG, Bremen, Germany Bundesverband CarSharing (bcs), Hanover, Germany Mendes Limited, Cork, Ireland GoCar, Cork, Ireland Fundació Mobilitat Sostenible i Segura, Barcelona, Spain Motiva, Helsinki, Finland International Union for Public Transport UITP, Brussels, Belgium Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Brussels, Belgium Taxistop, Brussels, Belgium Institute for Environmental Policy, p.b.c., Prague, Czech Republic Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea (IME), Rome, Italy Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), Rome, Italy Center for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), Athens, Greece
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