The effect of shared e-scooter programs on modal shift: Evidence from Sweden

Fostering sustainable cities necessitates a significant paradigm shift from motorised vehicles to active mobility. However, the impact of emerging transport modes like e-scooters in this transition remains unclear. To explore the potential of this shift, the authors polled 805 (non)users of e-scooters in Sweden via an online survey to explore (i) who are e-scooter users and (ii) how e-scooter use affects the probability of modal substitution for users. The propensity score matching method was used to obtain unbiased estimates of e-scooter usage impact on modal substitution and to construct an artificial control group, overcoming potential biases present in previous studies that exclusively surveyed e-scooter users. The authors found that e-scooter users are more likely to have a high-paying job, a driving license, own an e-bike and car, and public transport cards, suggesting diverse travel behaviours. These findings indicate that e-scooter users are more likely to be highly mobile people with a potential for multimodal transport. Furthermore, being an e-scooter user will increase the probability of shifting their short-range trip to an e-scooter by 46 %. Findings provide pivotal insights into e-scooter modal shifts, crucial for ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of e-scooter adoption, the deployment of e-scooter schemes, and contribute to travel demand management.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.105097
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670723007072
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  • © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Kazemzadeh, Khashayar
  • Sprei, Frances
• Publication Date: 2024-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 105097
• Serial:
  • Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2210-6707
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22106707?sdc=2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Mobility; Modal shift; Scooters; Sustainable transportation; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01907686
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 9 2024 2:52PM