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Modeling free-floating car-sharing use in Switzerland: A spatial regression and conditional logit approach.
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Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies . Aug2017, Vol. 81, p286-299. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Free-floating car-sharing has been one of the latest innovations in the car-sharing market. It allows its customers to locate available vehicles via a smartphone app and reserve them for a short time prior to their rental. Because it is available for point-to-point trips, free-floating car-sharing is not only an alternative to private cars, but also to public transportation. Using spatial regression and conditional logit analysis of original transaction data of a free-floating car-sharing scheme in Switzerland, this research shows that free-floating car-sharing is mainly used for discretionary trips, for which only substantially inferior public transportation alternatives are available. In contrast to station-based car-sharing, it does not rely on high-quality local public transportation access, but bridges gaps in the existing public transportation network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CAR sharing
*PUBLIC transit
*TRANSPORTATION research
*GLOBAL Positioning System
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0968090X
- Volume :
- 81
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123882849
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.06.008