Without a ride in car country – A comparison of carless households in Germany and California

Kühne, Kathrin S.; Mitra, Suman; Saphores, Jean-Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2018.01.021

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“…On the other hand, we use sensor-based data to observe the specific usage from BEVs in Germany and California. Germany and California are well-developed countries (respectively states) with high standards of living and comparable geographic sizes [9][10][11]. In addition, the motorization rate is one of the highest in the world.…”

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Electric Factor—A Comparison of Car Usage Profiles of Electric and Conventional Vehicles by a Probabilistic Approach

Niklas

Behren

Chlond

et al. 2020

WEVJ

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To counteract climate change, electric vehicles are replacing vehicles with internal combustion engine on the automotive market. Therefore, electric vehicles must be accepted and used like conventional vehicles. This study aims to investigate to which extent electric vehicles are already being used like conventional vehicles. To do this, we present a supervised method where we combine usage data from conventional vehicles (from car use model based on survey data) and electric vehicles (from sensor data) in Germany and California. Based on conventional vehicles, eight car usage profiles were defined by hierarchical clustering in a previous study. Using a softmax regression, we estimate for each electric vehicle a probability of assignment for every car usage profile. Comparison of conventional and electric vehicles with a high probability reveals that electric vehicles are used similar for long-distance travel (>100 km) and different for short-distance travel (<10 km) to conventional vehicles. This implies that electric vehicles are indeed used for long-distance travel but are still not entirely used for everyday mobility. This could be because electric vehicles are not yet suitable for all trip purposes (e.g., transport of larger items).

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Section: Scope Of the Workmentioning

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Electric Factor—A Comparison of Car Usage Profiles of Electric and Conventional Vehicles by a Probabilistic Approach

Niklas

Behren

Chlond

et al. 2020

WEVJ

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“…There is little research specifically on households living without a car, but the numerous studies on car ownership tend to include findings on carless households (Haefeli and Bieri, 2008:6;Preisendörfer and Rinn, 2003:27). While in recent years there has been a growing interest in carless households (Brown, 2017;Deleuil et al, 2017;Kühne et al, 2018;Lagrell et al, 2018;Sattlegger and Rau, 2016;Villeneuve, 2017), research on car-free housing is still lacking and is addressed by few if any recent scientific studies (Melia, 2009;Ornetzeder et al, 2008;Scheurer, 2001).…”

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“…Analyses of the profiles of car-free households based on statistical records show that, in general, three types of characteristics influence car ownership (Haefeli and Bieri, 2008;Kühne et al, 2018;Mitra and Saphores, 2017;Preisendörfer and Rinn, 2003). First, the profile of the household plays a role: household size, level of income and the presence of children correlate negatively with the likelihood of being car-free.…”

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“…Evidence on the motivations of car-free households is restricted, partly because the prevalent quantitative research uses secondary data. But some mobility surveys address the reasons for living car-free, for example in Germany or California (Kühne et al, 2018). While in both places, about 30 % of car-free households mention the high costs of buying or maintaining a car as the main reason for living car-free, 18 % of the German and 8 % of the Californian households prioritise age or health reasons.…”

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“…Various weak signals of a mobility transition, or at least of calling the car into question, are observed. Young adults seem less car-oriented, obtain their driver's licence later and buy fewer cars (Kuhnimhof et al, 2013;, and "peak car", or a maximum in car travel per capita, may already have been reached (Goodwin and Van Dender, 2013). Several European cities, such as Madrid and Oslo, have D. Baehler and P. Rérat: Profiles and motivations of residents in car-free housing developments started to ban cars from their centres (Nieuwenhuijsen and Khreis, 2016); in addition to such top-down measures, there is also a growing number of bottom-up initiatives for car-free areas in existing urban neighbourhoods (Ortegon-Sanchez et al, 2017).…”

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Between ecological convictions and practical considerations – profiles and motivations of residents in car-free housing developments in Germany and Switzerland

Baehler

Rérat

2020

Geogr. Helv.

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Abstract. Automobility still dominates transport and space in most European cities. However, more and more initiatives are being taken to encourage a transition towards low-carbon mobility. One of these is car-free housing, where residents commit to living without a private car. This paper addresses their profiles and motivations based on a questionnaire survey (N=571) and interviews (N=50) in nine housing developments in Germany and Switzerland. Residents are characterised by an overrepresentation of families and people with a high level of education, two population groups that are usually more motorised than average. Their motivations and long-term commitment to living car-free can be explained by not only practical reasons (e.g. availability of alternative modes) but also ecological awareness and social values (as shown by the importance of cooperative housing). This paper sheds light on these urban laboratories where the principles of a post-car system are implemented.

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Going carless in different urban fabrics: socio-demographics of household car ownership

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Diverse physical features of urban areas alongside socio-demographic characteristics affect car ownership, and hence the daily mobility choices. As a case of sustainable mobility, we explore how various urban environments and socio-demographics associate with the spatial and social distribution of household car ownership and carlessness in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Three urban fabrics characterizing the study area are established based on the transportation mode (walking, public transportation, or automobile) the physical urban environment primarily supports. The national level Monitoring System of Spatial Structure and Urban Form database, and the National Travel Survey (2016) are utilized to further include spatial and socio-demographic variables into our analysis across these fabrics. Our results show that households with and without cars differ in terms of residential distance to the city center, neighborhood density, house type, and socio-demographic profiles. Single pensioners and students are most likely to be carless, whereas families represent the opposite. Within the carless households the differences are also evident between different groups. For the more affluent households residing in dense and well-connected areas, and mostly possessing driver’s licenses, carlessness is presumably a choice. Contrarily, many other carless households represent the less affluent often located in the more distant, low-density, and less accessible areas, while also possessing less driver’s licenses, making carlessness more of a constraint, as the local urban fabric does not support such lifestyle. Consequently, carless households should be increasingly recognized as a focus group in sustainable urban planning in terms of identifiable best practices and potential vulnerability.

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Without a ride in car country – A comparison of carless households in Germany and California

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Electric Factor—A Comparison of Car Usage Profiles of Electric and Conventional Vehicles by a Probabilistic Approach

Electric Factor—A Comparison of Car Usage Profiles of Electric and Conventional Vehicles by a Probabilistic Approach

Between ecological convictions and practical considerations – profiles and motivations of residents in car-free housing developments in Germany and Switzerland

Going carless in different urban fabrics: socio-demographics of household car ownership

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