Student-driven car sharing for a better environment

Mar 19, 2025Inspiring initiative, Norway, Sustainable Mobility

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Student-driven NGO enables car sharing since 1996 for a better environment

Trondheim Bilkollektiv is an NGO founded in 1996, and together with Bilkollektivet in Oslo and Bildeleringen in Bergen, it is Norway’s largest supplier of car sharing. The organisation aims to fully replace their members’ need for their own private car, as well as to reduce the need for parking spaces in the Trøndelag region. The initiative acquires cars by purchasing, leasing, or renting in another way, and enables its members to share the vehicles. Through this, the NGO contributes to a greener city and a better environment with fewer cars and less unnecessary driving.

Not only for students
The establishment of Trondheim Bilkollektiv was student-driven. As such, concern for the environment and costs related to owning a car were important motivating factors. Students, who often have limited budgets, constitute the main target group of this initiative. In addition, a large proportion of the NGO’s members are foreign citizens who are temporarily in Norway for work or studies. The organisation has also seen an increase in the number of older members, who have often moved from detached houses to apartments closer to the city centre.