Measuring the car ownership impact of free-floating car-sharing – A case study in Basel, Switzerland

By Henrik Becker, Francesco Ciari, Kay W. Axhausen. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2018

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Abstract 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, their impact on individual travel behavior depends on the user type. Estimating the travel behavior impact of these systems therefore requires quantitative data. Using a two-wave survey approach (shortly after launch of the scheme plus one year later) including travel diaries, this research indicates that (due to their membership) 6% of the free-floating car-sharing customers reduce their private vehicle ownership. Moreover, the results suggest that free-floating car-sharing both complements and competes with station-based car-sharing.

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Marketing, Transportation

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