Potential of Replacing Conventionally Powered Carsharing Vehicles with Electric Vehicles

Recent developments in battery technology and an increased acceptance of a sharing economy has led to the re-emergence of electric vehicles into rapidly expanding carsharing fleets across the world. Until now, the primary focus of research has been on one-way carsharing systems, with limited literature on the potential for battery electric vehicles to replace conventionally-powered station-based carsharing vehicles. In order to assess this potential, a simulation was carried out using past booking data from a German carsharing provider to assess each vehicle’s suitability for BEV replacement. The results suggested a large portion of station-based vehicles within the fleet could be replaced with battery electric vehicles, with vehicle range as the primary limiting factor.

• Record URL:
  https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgram/Details/15844
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AMS40 Standing Committee on Alternative Fuels and Technologies.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Pelz, Drupad Theodor
  • Reiffer, Anna
  • Kagerbauer, Martin
  • Vortisch, Peter
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2021-1-5 to 2021-1-29
• Date: 2021

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Fleet management; Vehicle fleets; Vehicle range; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01768743
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRBAM-21-03081
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 29 2021 2:15PM