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choice GmbH

http://www.choice.de

choice GmbH is a research and development organisation with comprehensive experiences in conceptualising innovative mobility services with a focus on sustainable and intermodal transport. Research and consulting for car sharing and fleet offers are part of its portfolio for more than 10 years. Electric vehicles gained importance during the last 3 years.

Choice GmbH specific fields of expertise cover on‐site infrastructure implementation, analysis of traffic developments and mobility requirements, cost‐benefit analyses, development of sustainable co‐modality concepts for urban and rural areas, business mobility including concepts for public and private enterprises, pilot studies to test the acceptance of new forms of mobility, analyses of customer satisfaction as well as quality management and project evaluation.

DB FuhrparkService GmbH

http://www.dbfuhrpark.de

"DB FuhrparkService" is the mobility and fleet manager of DB Group and one of the leading suppliers across Germany. DB FuhrparkService also provides mobility and fleet services for external companies, such as individual fleet management services (from modular performance to full service), long and shortterm rental, full service leasing and business car sharing.

"Flinkster" and "e-Flinkster" are innovative car sharing offers of Deutsche Bahn AG, which accommodate urban mobility needs. The car sharing option provides a comprehensive mobility network in 140 cities with around 2,800 vehicles including over 450 electric vehicles "Flinkster - my car sharing" has the largest car sharing network in Germany. It includes 800 stations, located in all large ICE train stations. Another 2,000 vehicles can be booked in neighbour countries Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. Also a worldwide booking is possible. About 230,000 customers are registered with Flinkster.

DB FuhrparkService has broad experience in testing and marketing innovative mobility concepts such as e-Flinkster and additional mobility services. DB FuhrparkService is constantly involved in the development and implementation of new technologies that improve the customer's convenience and flexibility of use.

Fondazione Legambiente Innovazione

http://www.legambiente.it

Fondazione Legambiente Innovazione (FLI) is part of Legambiente, the most widespread environmental association in Italy.
FLI promotes innovation in the environmental field and diffusion of environmentally friendly goods, services and technologies. One of its sectors is dedicated to policies to improve efficient systems of public transport and integrated mobility, in cooperation with public and private stakeholders.

On a national level it develops and provides many services and initiatives in the mobility sector, such as "Car Sharing Italia", "Centrale di Mobilità" (web‐based mobility information centre), "Muoversi a Milano" Get moving in Milan (mobility guide, published in 2008). On an international level FLI is part of SUPERHUB (Sustainable and persuasive human users mobility in future cities) project, that aims at realizing a new services mobility framework supporting an integrated and eco‐efficient use of multi‐modal mobility systems in an urban setting.

Forschungsgesellschaft Mobilität - Austrian Mobility Research gem. GmbH

http://www.fgm.at

Austrian Mobility Research (FGM‐AMOR) is a research, consulting and educational company based in Graz, Austria. The main fields of work are research, consulting, training, mobility management and marketing, innovative transport concepts, as well as project coordination and dissemination.

FGM‐AMOR works for sustainable environmental‐friendly and people‐friendly traffic development. It is one Europe's leading companies in the field of mobility research. It has extensive experience in cooperating with European Union research and promotional institutions. Austrian Mobility Research offers state of the art know‐how and access to the latest European research results as well as the latest examples in the field of mobility management.
FGM‐AMOR comes from the field of applied science and therefore ensures the link between research and users.

Mobility Institute Vorarlberg

www.mobilitaetsinstitut.at

The Mobility Institute Vorarlberg is a not for profit regional agency which supports sustainable mobility by providing services by its own or with partners. Additional tasks are training, consulting, advocating for better framework conditions as well as research and development to create innovative mobility solutions.

Our vision is to make mobility independent from non-renewable sources of energy and to reduce the applied resources dramatically.

The field of work comprises mobility management, e-mobility, collaborative mobility and cycling.

Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears

http://www.caib.es/govern/organigrama/area.do?lang=es&coduo=186

The Government of the Balearic Islands participates in the eBRIDGE project through two General Directorates:
1. The General Directorate of Industry and Energy with competences in the fields of energy saving and efficiency. The directorate works in a close cooperation with the national IDAE (Institute for Diversification and Saving of Energy), a public entity under the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism on the Development Action Plan 2008‐2012 (PAE4 +) Strategy Savings and Efficiency in Spain.

Some current regional projects being developed under this cooperation agreement are urban mobility plans, the modernization of the fleet and new charging stations and the promotion of efficient driving measures for passenger and industrial vehicles. These three lines of work are directly related to energy efficiency in the transportation sector.

2. The General Coordination of the Government is responsible for monitoring programs and projects developed by the Autonomous Community. In April 2011, it drafted the Plan of Action of the Electric Vehicle Development in the Balearic Islands.

I Nova Consultores en Excelencia e Innovación Estratégica, S.L.

http://www.inovaportal.com

INOVA is an independent privately held Spanish Technological Consultancy firm. Member of the scientific committee of EEVC‐European Electric Vehicle Congress, it is specialised in supporting private and public entities in the field of product, process, service innovation, technology transfer and operational improvement in different sectors mainly naval, automotive and transport.

With 9 year of experience in setting up, managing and participating resource and development projects at regional, national and international level, INOVA has a high degree of knowledge in reference to studies of mobility and energy efficiency in transportation. This enables INOVA to assume different roles in the research and development and innovation projects, taking responsibility for performing integrated project management, system requirement definition, participate in product development, and performing process modelling and improvement.

CEAGA-Galicia Cluster of Automotive Companies

http://www.ceaga.com

The CEAGA Foundation is an association, which brings together the entire automotive industry in Galicia, a region in the northwest of Spain. It was first established in November 2006 in order to implement the "Strategic Plan for the Galician Automotive Sector" (PESA).

This Foundation is a natural extension of the Galician Automotive Companies Cluster, created in 1997 by initiative of 37 automotive components manufacturers, with the aim of developing cooperative projects to improve their competitiveness.

Since it was first established, the number of members has more than doubled in size: from an initial figure of 37 companies to the 91 companies (including the PSA Peugeot Citroën centre in Vigo and the Galician Automotive Technological Centre) which currently form part of CEAGA. The 91 companies of the cluster had a turnover in 2011 of 7,000 million EUR, representing 12% of Galician GDP, and employing 19,300 people in the industry.

Movilidad Urbana Sostenible S.L.

http://www.movus.es

Movus was founded with the goal of bringing new solutions to the urban mobility in order to help achieve more sustainable mobility. Located in Valencia, Spain, Movus focuses on the research and development of new mobility solutions. The present market offers few solutions, and usually with insufficient information, lack of technology and appropriate applications. This is the case of some modern systems such as bike‐sharing, car‐pooling, car‐sharing, electric vehicles, and on-demand public transportat.

The implementation of these strategies needs a deep knowledge of the problem to be able to propose and implement coherent and effective new solutions using new technologies and methodologies of management.The priorities of the company are the new approaches to mobility, which can generate alternatives to the private car, in order to make a shift towards a more environmental, social and economic sustainable mobility.

 

Azienda Trasporti Milanesi SpA

http://www.atm.it

ATM - Azienda Trasporti Milanesi SpA - is the company owned by the Municipality of Milan, which runs public transport in Milan and in 87 Municipalities in the Province, serving a territory with an overall population of about 3 million inhabitants. Its transport network consists of 119 lines and an overall network of nearly 1,500 km formed by: Underground rapid transit network (approx 79 km) Tram, (520 vehicles) Trolley‐bus (156 vehicles) Bus (1,453 vehicles).

Besides public transport, ATM manages the interchange car parks and other transportation services including bike-sharing and car-sharing systems. Its brand GuidaMI, provides the car-sharing service in Milan since 2008 and today it ismarket leader in Italy in terms of customers, cars and turnover. Since the beginning GuidaMI is member of the national car sharing network ICS, which allows to use the service in eleven Italian cities with a single mode of access and payment.

Cardiff University

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk

Cardiff University has extensive experience in European programs, and the fields of energy, transport and behaviour.
Its new Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE) combines a unique set of competencies in engineering with a network of social scientists within the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS).

The Cardiff School of Psychology is home of the interdisciplinary Understanding Risk Research Group and a partner in the internationally renowned Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, reflecting its expertise in behavioural responses to climate change, energy and transport issues.

Cardiff University has expertise in a range of evaluation and research methods. Cardiff University personnel are currently working on relevant projects: on the development of smart grid scenarios for the UK (which includes modelling electric vehicles integration); on mixed‐method field experiments to change energy behaviours across UK universities; and on several European projects to foster sustainable transport and electric vehicles adoption.

Occam

http://www.occam.pt

Occam is a Portuguese private consultancy and training company specialised in the Transport, Energy and Environment areas, a spin‐off company of the research team DTEA – Transports, Energy and Environment of Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon.

Its work history includes the promotion of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in transport, including the development of life‐cycle assessments of conventional and alternative fuels (well‐to‐wheel studies), comparison of vehicle technologies in terms of energy and environmental performance, fleet renewal plans, as well as feasibility studies of sustainable mobility solutions.

Occam develops advanced training programs in transport, such as eco-driving and energy management in fleets. In the last few years it has been increasingly invlolved in the coordination of the first Portuguese eco‐driving nationwide project (Eco‐condução Portugal) and supporting the development of municipal inventories and climate change mitigation strategies.

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa

http://www.cm-lisboa.pt

Câmara de Lisboa is the executive body of City of Lisbon.
In December 2008, the Lisbon municipality approved the Lisbon Energy and Environmental Strategy with very clear targets regarding energy, water and materials. In line with the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, the Lisbon targets aim to achieve an energy consumption reduction of 8.9%, achievable through energy management in buildings and transport by 2013.

At a national level, Lisbon is part of the ambitious National Program for Electric Mobility (MOBI.E) launched in 2008 with the aim of setting up a nation‐wide intelligent recharging network with 500 charging points. In this framework, Lisbon has developed a long‐term strategy envisioning a city with high environmental standards and where electric mobility plays a major role. In the same spirit, the municipality wants to lead by example and increase the share of electric vehicles in its municipal fleet, which is aligned with the goals of the eBRIDGE project.

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