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Momentum = Mass x Velocity. (p=m*v)

The mass of an object made of matter can not be zero.

If the object (car) is moving, then the velocity will be non-zero, and the object will have non-zero momentum.

So, if you are driving or rolling the car, it has momentum.

If it is parked, then it will have 0 velocity (with respect to the earth), and thus will have 0 momentum.

So, when the car is moving, it has net momentum. When it is parked it has zero momentum. I then just becomes a mater of semantics whether having zero momentum is equivalent to not having momentum, or if it is actually a valid value for momentum or state of momentum.

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