Wunder Mobility Podcast

In this episode of the Wunder Mobility Podcast, Gunnar speaks with Morten Munch-Olsen, CEO of bilkollektivet, Norway's largest non-profit car sharing service. They discuss the unique non-profit model, the loyal user base, and the various membership benefits. Morten explains the pricing models, the challenges of managing demand during peak seasons, and the technological advancements that have modernized operations. They also explore the future of mobility, including the potential for tele-operated vehicles and the importance of emotional branding in car sharing.

Freek was only 16 years old when he started his first business, and straight after University he continued scaling the local gaming platform by the name of Kayzr. The platform then became the biggest in the Benelux with over 100.000 users, mainly due to the use of game-like elements. Kayzr was sold but the know-how of gamification was reused to found StriveCloud, a company that helps any kind of digital service be more successful by integrating gamification.

Robin is the CEO and co-founder of Cogo - Europe's largest shared mobility aggregator. With his vision to simplify the world of shared mobility Cogo is connecting over 500,000 electric scooters, bikes, cars, and mopeds from 300 operators across 70 countries and 700 cities worldwide. Thus, today Cogo empowers users to effortlessly find, ride, and pay for shared vehicles from multiple operators, all through a single platform. Before embarking on his shared mobility journey, Robin was the driving force behind marketing and growth across 15 markets at momondo where he played an important role for momondo’s success which ultimately led them to get acquired by KAYAK in 2017.

From the early beginning Dennis Brinckmann Co-Founder & CEO of Velocity was an e-bike enthusiast who eventually decided to venture into the sharing economy in 2014. At the beginning of the project he focused on pursuing local goals such as the establishment of a regional e-bike sharing service with easy-to-use vehicles and low-cost rates, the concept very soon gained national recognition. However with time the concept very soon gained national recognition and became Velocity Mobility ; A technology company that already equips numerous cities with station-based vehicle sharing systems for B2G and B2B applications. Dennis is educated in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. With a strong network to politics and city administrations, he actively seeks to shape the way for the future of urban mobility.