Critical success factors of carsharing and electric carsharing

Findings from expert interviews in Continental Europe

authored by

Kenan Degirmenci, Sandra Lapin, Michael H. Breitner

Abstract

Private car ownership in the context of the ongoing urbanisation is creating challenges concerning environmental pollution, high energy costs, and limited and expensive parking. As a reaction to these negative impacts, companies are developing new transportation alternatives to private car ownership. One alternative is carsharing that provides individuals with cars from a fleet on an as-needed basis. In this regard, electric carsharing presents a suitable approach to sustainable transportation and is predicted to increase in the near future due to the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This paper aims to examine critical success factors of carsharing and electric carsharing services by performing a literature review and evaluating identified factors with expert interviews. For this reason, we conduct expert interviews with carsharing providers, automotive manufacturers, and scholars in the field of carsharing research from Germany, Austria, and France.

Organisation(s)

Faculty of Economics and Management

External Organisation(s)

Queensland University of Technology

Type

Article

Journal

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volume

17

Pages

294-315

No. of pages

22

ISSN

1470-9511

Publication date

2017

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering, Strategy and Management

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1504/ijatm.2017.086413 (Access: Closed)