What will be the environmental effects of new free-floating car-sharing systems? The case of car2go in Ulm
The purpose of this paper is the discussion of the environmental effects of a free-floating car-sharing system operating in Ulm, Germany. The system, called car2go, allows users to take and leave vehicles at any point within the city limits. Thus opposed to traditional car-sharing, there are no fixed stations and in particular one-way trips of any length are possible without a booking requirement. Since this is the first free-floating system in operation, there is as yet no associated empirical research. Based on primary data from a survey, a model was developed to forecast the environmental impact of car2go. The prognosis considers the period of five years after the launch of car2go in 2009 and indicates a CO2-reduction per average car2go-user. In addition, more than a quarter of the survey respondents stated that they may forgo a car purchase if car2go was offered permanently. By reaching a greater share of citizens than traditional systems, the results indicate that free-floating car-sharing systems could contribute to reducing private vehicle ownership in cities.
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2011
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Authors: | Firnkorn, Jörg ; Müller, Martin |
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Ecological Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0921-8009. - Vol. 70.2011, 8, p. 1519-1528
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Car-sharing Environmental effect Free-floating system Public-private transportation Product-service system |
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