Measuring the Travel Behaviour Impact of Free-Floating Car-sharing
Free-floating car-sharing schemes operate without fixed car-sharing stations, ahead reservations or return-trip requirements. Providing fast and convenient motorization, they attract both public transport users and (former) car-owners. Thus, its impact on individual travel behavior depends on the user type. Estimating the travel behavior impact of these novel systems therefore requires quantitative data. Using a two-wave survey approach including travel diaries, this research shows,that free-floating car-sharing substantially reduces private vehicle ownership. The results further indicate, that free-floating car-sharing lets its members use cars less leading to lower energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Moreover, the results suggest, that free-floating car-sharing both complements and competes with station-based car-sharing.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP020 Standing Committee on Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies. Alternate title: Measuring Travel Behavior Impact of Free-Floating Carsharing.
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Authors:
- Becker, Henrik
- Ciari, Francesco
- Axhausen, Kay W
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 17p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Quantitative analysis; Travel behavior; Vehicle sharing
- Uncontrolled Terms: Free-floating carsharing
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01623310
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-00986
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 24 2017 3:31PM