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Targeting the introduction of E-bikes based on behaviour change potential and user perception
RISE, Swedish ICT, Viktoria.
RISE, Swedish ICT, Viktoria.
RISE, Swedish ICT, Viktoria.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9042-4760
2014 (English)In: WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, WITPress , 2014, p. 255-265Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Conventional bike-sharing schemes have been introduced in cities as an urban mobility option, reducing car usage and alleviating public transport; however, cycling shares in Göteborg is one of the lowest in Europe. Göteborg has been dedicated to increase the share of sustainable transport in the city. The Electric bicycle (E-bike), which offers a greater form of service than the conventional bicycle, then appears to be rather interesting to policy makers. This study is carried out with the goal to open the door for E-bikes in Göteborg by identifying potential for change from car users to E-bike users. First, the current situation of Swedish perception on cycling and policy were analysed with a literature review. Second, we explore whether E-bikes can remove barriers or provide the same benefit of the alternative modes for people in Göteborg. At the third phase, the geographical potential of E-bikes in Göteborg was identified on three bases: the ratio of cyclist using cars for commuting purposes, travel distance, and the barriers removed. The result suggested that E-bikes theoretically remove the barriers expressed by 53% of people in Göteborg when comparing to regular bicycles. A public E-bike pool is a good solution for overcoming the first two phases of behavioural change, by demonstrating the technology and creating a public supply of E-bikes. Hisingen is the area with the greatest potential to adopt E-biking habits, setting up an E-bike pool in Hisingen can hypothetically substitute around 5% of commuting trips done by the car users who have the capacity to cycle. For the entire Göteborg area, up to 4% of the trips less than 10 km could be replaced by E-bikes. Together with the proper policy strategy, a change towards sustainable transport mode could be realized supported by wide acceptance among the general public.

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WITPress , 2014. p. 255-265
Keywords [en]
Barriers for cycling, E-bike pool, E-bikes, Electromobility, Behavioral research, Lakes, Mass transportation, Urban transportation, Behavioural changes, Current situation, Literature reviews, Sustainable transport, Bicycles, mobility, perception, policy making, public transport, sustainable development, transportation development, transportation policy, Sweden
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-46453DOI: 10.2495/UT140221Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84903173332ISBN: 9781845647780 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-46453DiVA, id: diva2:1460800
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20th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, UT 2014, 28 May 2014 through 30 May 2014, Algarve
Available from: 2020-08-25 Created: 2020-08-25 Last updated: 2023-04-19Bibliographically approved

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