1. Energy consumption and emission influences from shared mobility in China: A national level annual data analysis.
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Yi, Wenjing and Yan, Jie
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ENERGY consumption , *DATA analysis , *SHARING economy , *TRAFFIC engineering , *ELECTRIC vehicles , *RIDESHARING , *BUS transportation - Abstract
• The substitutional effects of shared mobility result in 371 thousand toe energy savings, and 518 thousand tons CO 2 emission reductions in year 2018. • The activity increase effects of shared mobility raise the energy consumption and emissions. • Shared mobility changes the travelling structure by increasing the rail trips and reducing public bus trips. • Though the share for vehicle kilometers travelled is limited, electric vehicles on the shared platform produce significant environmental benefits, and mutual promotion exists. The shared mobility, as an emerging shared economy business mode, has been changing the travelling style of Chinese citizens. This study draws the annual data in year 2018 from DiDi Chuxing, as well as other survey and statistical data, to evaluate the shared mobility influence on energy consumption, emission and transportation structure, in the comprehensive national level. The results indicate that the substitution effects of shared mobility are conducive to energy saving and emission reduction, by the number of 371 thousand toe for energy savings, as well as 518 thousand tons CO 2 emission reductions, respectively in year 2018. The shared mobility platform could prioritize the transportation structure, and promote the penetration of electric vehicles with better cost returns. The big data from the platform now is used for smart traffic light control, ending up with 47 toe energy savings in 8 applied cities, and other emission reduction benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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