Factors underlying vehicle ownership reduction among carsharing users: A repeated cross-sectional analysis

Kim, Daejin; Park, Yujin; Ko, Joonho

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2019.09.018

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“…Related studies in Asia have just started. Kim et al (2019) conducted two cross-sectional surveys in Seoul to identify and compare factors driving carsharing users' car ownership changes. A survey based on the members of a round-trip carsharing system in Hangzhou, China found that 49.4% of respondents would postpone or give up car purchase by participating in carsharing (Hui et al, 2019).…”

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Assessing one-way carsharing’s impacts on vehicle ownership: Evidence from Shanghai with an international comparison

Wang

Li³

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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Carsharing is considered an important alternative to the private car. Based on the studies in Europe and North America, it is agreed that carsharing can reduce private car ownership. However, due to the differences in the development stages and characteristics of cities and transportation, it is unknown whether carsharing can also decrease car ownership in China, which results in a gap in the evaluation of carsharing in China. This paper takes the carsharing project EVCARD in Shanghai as an example. Based on survey data on vehicle ownership from users and actual operations data, the impacts of carsharing on selling cars, giving up and delaying purchasing a car in Shanghai are quantitatively analyzed. The results in Shanghai are compared with the relevant research results in different cities around the world. The results show that: (1) the carsharing project in Shanghai also has the benefit of reducing private car ownership. Each carsharing vehicle can replace 4.56 private cars. However, unlike in European and North American cities, Shanghai carsharing mainly suppresses vehicle growth by reducing individual willingness to buy a car, because the proportion of cars sold owing to carsharing is obviously lower than in Europe and North America. (2) For giving up car purchases, carsharing mainly suppresses the first car in the family. (3) Good public transport and carsharing services can substantially improve the substitution benefits of carsharing for private cars. If carsharing can reach the service level of "whenever and wherever carsharing is available", the proportion of users who sell, give up and delay buying cars will increase from 0.78%, 30% and 31% to 12%, 40% and 47% respectively. The findings in the study provide a quantitative basis for assessing the carsharing benefits on the reduction of vehicle ownership in China, and also provide a useful reference for evaluating carsharing benefits in other developing countries.

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Assessing one-way carsharing’s impacts on vehicle ownership: Evidence from Shanghai with an international comparison

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Li³

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…Self-assessed Kim et al [17] 31% (2014) and 32% (2018) of users discarded, will discard, or postponed the purchase of a car (Seoul, Korea)…”

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Does Car-Sharing Reduce Car-Use? An Impact Evaluation of Car-Sharing in Flanders, Belgium

2020

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Private car-use is a major contributor of greenhouse gases. Car-sharing is often hypothesised as a potential solution to reduce car-ownership, which can lead to car-sharing users reducing their car-use. However, there is a risk that car-sharing may also increase car-use amongst some users. Existing studies on the impacts of car-sharing on car-use are often based on estimates of the users’ own judgement of the effects; few studies make use of quasi-experimental methods. In this paper, the impact of car-sharing on car-ownership and car-use in Flanders, Belgium is estimated using survey data from both sharers and non-sharers. The impact on car-use is estimated using zero-inflated negative binomial regression, applied to matched samples of car-sharing users and non-users. The results show that the car-sharing may reduce car-use, but only if a significant number of users reduce their car-ownership. Policy intervention may therefore be required to ensure car-sharing leads to a reduction in car-use by, for example, discouraging car-ownership. Further research using quasi-experimental methods is required to illuminate whether the promise of car-sharing is reflected in reality.

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“…There is also evidence from Seoul and London that as income rises, carshare members are less likely to dispose of a personal vehicle (D. Kim, Ko, and Park 2015; D. Kim, Park, and Ko 2019; Le Vine and Polak 2019).…”

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“…There is a lot of evidence that carshare users are younger, though the differences do not appear to be large, relative to bikesharing (Burghard and Dütschke 2019; Firnkorn and Müller 2012; Kawgan-Kagan 2015; D. Kim, Ko, and Park 2015; D. Kim, Park, and Ko 2019; Lane 2005; Loose 2010; Martin and Shaheen 2010; Shaheen, Martin, and Bansal 2018; Sioui, Morency, and Trepanier 2013; Steer Davies Gleave 2016, 2017; Wielinski, Trépanier, and Morency 2015; Ye et al 2019).…”

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Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

Dill

McNeil

2020

Journal of Planning Literature

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Vehicle sharing services (bikeshare, carshare, and e-scooters) offer the potential to improve mobility and accessibility for disadvantaged populations. This article reviews research related to equity and vehicle sharing, focusing on race/ethnicity, income, gender, age, and disability. We find evidence of disparities in use of shared vehicles, which is only partly explained by lack of physical proximity. Some studies reveal additional barriers to use, particularly for bikesharing. More research on barriers is necessary, particularly for carsharing. We identify several programs aimed at reducing barriers, though evidence of their impact is necessary to inform practice.

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Factors underlying vehicle ownership reduction among carsharing users: A repeated cross-sectional analysis

Cited by 34 publications

References 27 publications

Assessing one-way carsharing’s impacts on vehicle ownership: Evidence from Shanghai with an international comparison

Assessing one-way carsharing’s impacts on vehicle ownership: Evidence from Shanghai with an international comparison

Does Car-Sharing Reduce Car-Use? An Impact Evaluation of Car-Sharing in Flanders, Belgium

Are Shared Vehicles Shared by All? A Review of Equity and Vehicle Sharing

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