We have tested an innovative car-sharing model with electric vehicles in a real-world laboratory. The special feature: Only a closed circle of neighbors shared the cars.
Over a period of 18 months, we provided five electric cars in the underground parking garage of a block of flats. The participants were able to use the vehicles free of charge, with the exception of the charging costs. In return, they undertook to refrain from using their private vehicles during the project. Thanks to the small user group, the comfort of the private car was maintained while the vehicles were used more efficiently.
In Munich, many cars are rarely moved, while parking spaces are scarce. Our "ComfficientShare" project investigated whether this car-sharing model offers a practical alternative to owning a car. The aim is to reduce the number of vehicles without compromising convenience. At the same time, we investigated how integrating electric vehicles into the power grid can help reduce energy costs and smooth out peak loads.
The real-world laboratory took place in a block of flats with over 280 residential units in Munich-Nymphenburg. The apartment block belongs to the Gemeinnütziger Wohnungsverein München 1899 e.V., with whom we cooperated closely during the project.
A motivated consortium of experienced partners from science, business, the public sector and society.
Are you interested in working with MCube?
Then please get in touch with us.
What is MOSAIQ?
Imagine something: There is more space for people. The streets have more trees and plants. Everyone can get around better. That's how your Schwabing-West district could be in the future. How would you like your district to be? We want to talk to you about it!
The project is called MOSAIQ. MOSAIQ is a research∙project. MOSAIQ means: Mobility and urban climate in the future city∙part. The Technical University of Munich is leading the project.
What is MOSAIQ about?
MOSAIQ wants to make the streets in the city∙part more beautiful. People should feel comfortable there. There should be more space. For meetings and plants, for example. You can help decide what is tried out in the Stadt∙teil. The ideas come from you. Some ideas will be tried out on the streets for a certain period of time.
The aim of MOSAIQ is to make urban districts good places to live.
At the same time, the climate in the city should improve. And people should be able to move around the city easily.
What is happening in the district?
