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Title:

Exploring Dispatcher's Preference in Electric Tricycle and Related Policies: The Case of China

Accession Number:

01624263

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

City logistics developed rapidly worldwide. Due to its logistics performance and environmental benefits, electric tricycle is a competitive alternative for delivery vehicles. China provides good examples with its mounting logistics added-value and tricycle-related technologies implemented in most cities. This paper explore the demand and problems related to electric tricycle’s application as dispatching apparatus. A total of 222 effective questionnaires are collected in two provinces, with answers from dispatchers on electric tricycles’ usage, satisfaction, preference and policies. Results of statistical analysis and binary logit models show that: 1) the driving speed is greatly influenced by battery life, daily mileage and the maximum width of tricycles; 2) the load capacity is mainly related to cargo volume, and its benefits on speeding up delivery process as well as cutting down the cost; 3) the single-charge mileage is mostly affected by limitation on the least delivering parcels, and the maximum height of tricycles; 4) other satisfaction indicators include gender, driving qualification, affordability and intelligent degree of electric tricycles. The results lay foundations for standardization and policy-making of logistics electric tricycles, growth strategies for logistics service providers, as well as better understandings in tricycle’s design and traffic behavior.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Standing Committee on Transportation in the Developing Countries. Alternate title: Exploring Dispatcher's Preference in Electric Tricycle and Related Policies in China.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-03325

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Zhang, Yong
Zhong, Miner
Li, Xuefeng
Shi, Lei
Zuo, Fangmin
Liu, Yichang

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

China

Subject Areas:

Freight Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-03325

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:14AM