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Title:

Understanding the Factors Affecting Vehicle Usage and Availability in Carsharing Networks:A Case Study of Communauto Carsharing System from Montreal, Canada

Accession Number:

01332954

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The novelty of carsharing as an alternative to private car in dense urban areas raises a number of questions regarding the logistics of operating a carsharing networks. The number of members in carsharing networks has been growing at a fast rate in the last years. This increase was accompanied by more complex problems due to changes in the demand and limitations in supply. This study seeks to determine the factors affecting vehicle usage and availability in the Communauto carsharing network in Montreal, Quebec. Using data provided by the carsharing operator, a multilevel regression model concentrating on vehicle usage and a logistic regression model concentrating on vehicle availability were devised. The study determined that a number of factors have a major impact on either availability or usage. The number of vehicles parked at a station has the most effect on availability, with a great variation during the seasons. Vehicle usage is affected by average vehicle age, and by member concentration in the vicinity of the station. The paper concludes with a sensitivity analysis identifying stations requiring immediate attention from the carsharing operator and describes factors making these stations the least-performing in the network and ways to improve their performance. The finding from this research can be beneficial to transportation planners and engineers working with carsharing operators to build or expand their network.

Supplemental Notes:

The DVD lists the title of this paper as: Understanding the Factors Affecting Vehicle Usage and Availability in Carsharing Networks: Case Study of Communauto Carsharing System from Montreal, Canada.

Monograph Accession #:

01329018

Report/Paper Numbers:

11-0840

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

de Lorimier, Alexandre
El-Geneidy, Ahmed M

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2011

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2011-1-23 to 2011-1-27
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Maps; References (10) ; Tables (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Vehicle availability; Vehicle use

Geographic Terms:

Montreal (Canada)

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-0840

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 17 2011 5:35PM