Abstract
The aim of this fact sheet is to highlight the differences and commonalities between the user profiles of station-based and free-floating carsharing services based on the analysis of a survey of 5 375 car sharing users in Brussels. The analysis shows that free-floating users have a higher rate of car ownership, higher share of males and they are slightly younger. Both types of services cater to individuals with a high level of education and are used approximately 1 to 3 times a month. The two services clearly serve different purposes, with a greater variety of travel motives stated by the users of free-floating services and the rates of car ownership much higher. In addition, users reportedly reduce their car use once they become members, while the impact on public transport use remains unclear, with free-floating users replacing public transport trips partly with carsharing.
Highlights
Brussels Studies, Fact Sheets was only launched in July 2016, which means that the survey was conducted one and a half years after the service launch
10 Among station-based users, the main reasons for becoming carsharing members were that they do not have their own vehicle but need one from time to time (81,7 %); it is better for the environment (30,0 %); and it is a solution to maintaining a car (23,8 %)
Station-based users use public transport more frequently than free-floating users: 49,5 % of station-based carsharing (SBCS) users declared that they use it every day versus just 32,9 % of Free-floating carsharing (FFCS) users
Summary
Brussels Studies , Fact Sheets was only launched in July 2016, which means that the survey was conducted one and a half years after the service launch. For the analysis of the user survey, in which the free-floating and station-based operators are compared side-by-side, the respondents have been weighted so that the share of respondents per operator is proportional to their market share
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