The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system

Hörler, Raphael

Publication type:	Conference other
Type of review:	Peer review (abstract)
Title:	The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system
Authors:	Hörler, Raphael
et. al:	No
Proceedings:	Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022
Page(s):	118
Pages to:	119
Conference details:	INUAS Conference 2022 "Urban Transformations: Public Spaces", Winterthur, Switzerland, 7-9 September 2022
Issue Date:	2022
Language:	English
Subjects:	Sustainable mobility; Electric vehicle; Car size; Push&Pull
Subject (DDC):	380: Transportation 629: Aeronautical, automotive engineering
Abstract:	Introduction: With the fast-paced electrification of the mobility sector we face a trade-off between utility of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) mainly determined through battery range and increasing environmental impact of the production of batteries with higher range. The trend towards larger cars and sport-utility-vehicles (SUVs) further intensifies the uptake of large batteries with a high range. Problems of large cars with a high range are greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutant emissions [1], fatal pedestrian accidents [2] and utilization of urban space [3]. Scholars have pointed out the potential of mobility services like carsharing and car-rental in increasing the utility of small BEVs by substituting rare longrange trips like going on holidays [4], [5]. Others suggest to ban selling large cars or incentivize people to buy small BEVs by a weight tax [6], [7]. Within this research I answer the following two research questions: 1: What push measures are needed to decrease the uptake of large BEVs with a high range? 2:What pull measures are most promising in increasing the acceptance and uptake of a multimodal mobility lifestyle including a small BEV for everyday trips and mobility services for the rare long-range trips? Methodology: To answer these research questions, I reviewed the literature about the combination of mobility services and small battery electric vehicles using common search sites such as Google Scholar or Web of Science. I then connected the literature review with my own work conducted in this field to provide a comprehensive set of policy measures supporting the use of mobility services as a complement to an own small BEV. Therein, I conducted a series of stated choice experiments between 2018 and 2020 focusing on a representative sample of the German and French speaking population of Switzerland with a sample size of at least 859 participants. Results and discussion: Research investigating the opportunity of mobility services as a complement to a BEV for the occasional long-range trips is rare. The few scholars who investigated this mutualistic relationship found that especially people living in rural areas and who have carsharing experience would be open to buy a small BEV as a car replacement. Especially considering the scarce availability of space in the growing cities, reducing the space usage by switching to smaller cars could reduce space stress, enable space allocation to slow modes like bicycles and pedestrians. Reducing the weight and size of cars could further reduce fatal accidents providing safer public spaces for citizens. People travelling by car in cities are mostly living in the suburbs or rural regions since they don’t have the options of convenient public transport stop nearby. Ensuring that a BEV would be able to cover all everyday trips by providing access to a charging station at home or at the workplace could further support a switch from previously owning a conventional car to a combination of a small BEV for everyday trips and carsharing/car-rental for long-range trips. However, a large part of car-owning households could only be motivated to switch through monetary push measures like an increase in CO2 tax on gasoline and diesel. Figure 1 provides an overview of the results from the choice experiment. One of the key findings is the importance of pull-measures in motivating a switch to a sustainable mobility lifestyle in conjunction with push measures. The actual amount of push measure might be of secondary importance. Within this paper, I will discuss the potential of combining these push and pull measures in supporting the uptake of small BEVs and mobility services providing recommendations on how to transform the current urban environment and mobility system to more sustainability.
Further description:	References 1 Franzò S. and Nasca A. (2021), The environmental impact of electric vehicles: A novel life cycle-based evaluation framework and its applications to multi-country scenarios, J. Clean. Prod., doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128005. 2 Tyndall J. (2021), Pedestrian deaths and large vehicles, Econ. Transp., doi: 10.1016/j.ecotra.2021.100219. 3 Henderson J. (2020), EVs Are Not the Answer: A Mobility Justice Critique of Electric Vehicle Transitions, Ann. Am. Assoc. Geogr., doi: 10.1080/24694452.2020.1744422. 4 Heubl B. (2020), Suvs at War With EVS [New SUV registrations far outweigh registrations of new EVs], Eng. Amp Technol., doi: 10.1049/et.2020.1006. 5 Hoerler R. et al. (2021), Carsharing experience fostering sustainable car purchasing? Investigating car size and powertrain choice, Transp. Res. Part Transp. Environ., doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.102861. 6 Brand C. et al. (2020), Road to zero or road to nowhere? Disrupting transport and energy in a zero carbon world, Energy Policy, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111334. 7 Shaffer B., Auffhammer M. and Samaras C. (2021), Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefits, Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02760-8.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27117
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Sustainable Development (INE)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	SCCER Efficient Technologies and Systems for Mobility
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Hörler, R. (2022). The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, 118–119.

Hörler, R. (2022) ‘The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system’, in Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, pp. 118–119.

R. Hörler, “The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system,” in Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, 2022, pp. 118–119.

HÖRLER, Raphael, 2022. The interplay between sharing services and battery electric vehicles : relevant push&pull measures in supporting the transformation to a sustainable mobility system. In: Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022. Conference presentation. 2022. S. 118–119

Hörler, Raphael. 2022. “The Interplay between Sharing Services and Battery Electric Vehicles : Relevant Push&pull Measures in Supporting the Transformation to a Sustainable Mobility System.” Conference presentation. In Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, 118–19.

Hörler, Raphael. “The Interplay between Sharing Services and Battery Electric Vehicles : Relevant Push&pull Measures in Supporting the Transformation to a Sustainable Mobility System.” Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, 2022, pp. 118–19.