Targeting the introduction of E-bikes based on behaviour change potential and user perception
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.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
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
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
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
Conference
20th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, UT 2014, 28 May 2014 through 30 May 2014, Algarve
2020-08-252020-08-252023-04-19Bibliographically approved