German Solar Mobility Association
The German Solar Mobility Association / German Bundesverband Solare Mobilität is an interest group in Germany to further electric mobility in combination of regenerative resources for the required electricity. The BSM is the provider of the Park & Charge network in Germany. The BSM is member of a number of committees of the German government including the National Electric Mobility Platform.
History
The association was founded on 2. December 1989 by Roland Reichel and Thomic Ruschmeyer to assemble a number of makers and drivers of solar cars that had been mostly electric quadricycles at the time. Its original name Fahrer- und Konstrukteurverband Solarmobil points to the original research interest in solar vehicles around that time.In that the association has a similar root as the Swiss Elektromobil Club der Schweiz and the German association took on a new name as Bundesverband Solarmobil in 1992. Both organizations have since cooperated and in 1997 the BSM took over the responsibility for the parts of the Park & Charge network in Germany.
In the mid of 2004 the association was renamed to Federal Association Solar Mobility to emphasize its interest beyond construction of vehicles.
The periodical of the association is the quarterly "Solarmobil" journal that had been originally created by the Solar Mobile Association Erlangen in 1987. The journal serves as the joint organ of the regional solar mobile clubs and the federal association since 1991. The journal has a total circulation of 2000 copies.