STARS news

6
Sep

Bremen, a STARS partner, published a new report on car sharing

The English version of the report on the impacts of car sharing in Bremen (Germany) is avalaible here. The City of Bremen is part of the 9 partners involved in the STARS project. Discover who they are here.

30
Aug

STARS project participates in 5th SUMP Conference in Nicosia

The STARS project was present at the European Commission’s 5th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), which took place on 14-15 May in Nicosia (Cyprus). The SUMP Conference is Europe’s leading event for stakeholders and practitioners involved in putting the SUMP concept into practice. STARS hosted a stand in the exhibition space, which was well-visited by the conference’s

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30
Aug

Save the date for the STARS & MoTIV Mobility Workshop!

In the framework of the CIVITAS Forum 2018, the STARS and MoTIV projects invite you to be part of a joint workshop and answer the following question, using examples from Madrid and Budapest: Is car sharing crucial to the future of sustainable urban mobility in Europe? WHEN: Thursday 20th September 2018 4:30 pm – 6 pm Attendance is free WHERE:

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30
Aug

LGI explores new pathways for carsharing in Europe with the STARS project!

Invited to speak at the New Business Models Conference in Sofia (Bulgaria), from 27-28 June, LGI presented its latest research on the ever-evolving business models in the car sharing market. The business models research is part of LGI’s work for the project STARS (Shared mobility opporTunities And challenges foR European citieS), a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission. The business models research is part of

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29
Aug

STARS sets the basis for understanding car sharing in Europe

The H2020 project STARS (Shared mobility opporTunities And challenges foR carsharing European citieS) has begun to draw the picture of car sharing in Europe, focusing mostly on the multidimensional services offered today and defining five basic types of car sharing business models. Exploring and boosting the diffusion of car sharing in Europe are the main objectives of the STARS project.

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26
Jul

STARS first results

If you would like to learn more about car sharing in Europe, have a look at the first results of the STARS project. You will find the abstracts of the first STARS deliverables clicking in the list below: D2.1 Car sharing in Europe: a multidimensional classification and inventory (abstract) D2.2 Key technology and social innovation drivers for car sharing (abstract)

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5
Jul

Norway’s first ‘mobil.punkt’ launched

After being a car sharing success story in the Northern German harbour city of Bremen, ‘mobil.punkt’ has just been rolled out in the Norwegian city of Bergen. Launched in 2003, the first experiments with this integrated car sharing station on public street space quickly became a pilot service in Bremen. The city’s strategy was as successful as simple: “Bringing car sharing

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3
May

STARS selected project of the month!

The Italian National Association for Telematics for Transport and Safety (TTS Italia) selected STARS among their “Projects of the month” highlight! Read more here.    

12
Apr

Car sharing and rock music on stage!

How does mixing car sharing with rock music sound? It might seem strange, but this combo gave really good vibes in Aalst (Belgium). Organised by Taxistop and Autodelen (a STARS partner), the one-day Shared Mobility Rocks event brought together shared mobility experts and rock music lovers. “This is the Woodstock of mobility!” said Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager in Sustainable Mobility

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12
Apr

European car sharing is multidimensional

The world of car sharing is evolving rapidly and the need for a broad overview of the current state of the European car sharing scene is becoming increasingly apparent. Work package 2, and more specifically Deliverable 2.1, is the starting point of the STARS-project and will serve as the basis for many tasks that will follow. In order to gain

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