Modo (car co-op)

Modo is a member-owned carshare operator in British Columbia. It was incorporated in 1997, making it the oldest carsharing organization in the area, first carshare co-op in North America[1] and the first carshare in the English-speaking world.[2] Modo amalgamated with the Victoria Carshare Co-op in 2015 and now serves 14 municipalities in the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria.

Modo
FormerlyThe Co-operative Auto Network
TypeCooperative
IndustryCarsharing
FoundedJanuary 1997 (1997-01) in Vancouver, British Columbia
Headquarters200-470 Granville Street, Vancouver
311-895 Fort Street, Victoria
Area served
Greater Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Gibsons, British Columbia
Websitemodo.coop

As of 2016, Modo had over 17,000 individual and business members and a fleet of over 500 vehicles, including cars, trucks, SUVs, passenger and cargo vans, premium cars,[3] hybrids, electrics[4] and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.[5] Currently, one in five cars in the fleet is a hybrid or electric. Modo has vehicles in more than 250 locations including Vancouver, UBC, Richmond, Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Victoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt and Saanich,[6][7] and at the Horseshoe Bay, Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay ferry terminals.

Modo offers two-way, roundtrip carsharing. Each of its vehicles has a designated parking space, with cars picked up and dropped off the same location. Vehicles can be booked in 15 minute increments, with a 30-minute minimum and a 30-day maximum. Members book online, by phone or using an app, and access the vehicles using a fob.

History
  • In October 2014, Victoria Car Share was merged into Modo.[8] Then in June 2018, Modo acquired the Okanagan Car Share Co-op in Kelowna.[9]
  • Since July 2016, Modo's CEO is Patrick Nangle, a former Purolator executive.[10]
  • In June 2017, Modo entered into a partnership with TransLink to provide vehicles for the transit authority's Vanpool pilot project.[11]
  • In July 2018, Modo began allowing drivers with a learner's license to use its fleet of vehicles, making it the first carshare in North America to do so.[12]

References
  1. Trevor Jansen. "Modo: The New Face of Vancouver's First Car Co-op". BC Living. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  2. Ted Laturnus (2011-05-24). "Car-sharing organizations make car ownership unnecessary". Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  3. Marwen Meddah, Mohamed (4 April 2016). "Car co-op Modo dips its toes into high-end luxury". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. Tchir, Jason (13 May 2019). "Car-sharing customers favour gas over electric vehicles". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. Heyman, Dan (18 March 2019). "Hyundai partnering with MODO car share to offer fuel-cell technology". Autotrader.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. Murray, Nick (30 May 2019). "Hit the road with new car-share service in Central Saanich". Oak Bay News. Black Press. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. Cleverley, Bill (17 March 2019). "Central Saanich gears up to bring car-sharing to community". Times Colonist. Glacier Media. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. Hyslop, Lucy (1 October 2014). "Modo and Victoria Car Share to merge". BC Business. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. "Kelowna's OGO Car Share Co-op joins Modo". Kelowna Now. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. "Ex-Purolator CEO Patrick Nangle takes wheel at Modo car-share". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. Chan, Kenneth (7 June 2019). "TransLink sees initial success with new carpool program". Daily Hive Vancouver. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  12. Crawford, Robyn; Little, Simon (5 July 2018). "Vancouver carshare co-op to permit 'L' and 'N' drivers behind the wheel". CKNW. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via Global News.
  13. "Modo and Coast Car Co-op collaborate to bring shared vehicles to Langdale". Modo Car Co-op. November 13, 2019.


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