Car sharing and transformations in households travel patterns: Insights from emerging proto-practices in Norway

Julsrud, Tom Erik; Farstad, Eivind

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101497

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“…Car sharing has primarily emerged as an independent initiative which, in parlance of business development stages, is still at a 'niche' stage. As a new and more sustainable way of travel in urban regions, it is still a relatively immature social practice compared to private ownership [13]. However, as digitalization and technological interfaces gain prominence in urban and transport planning practices (cf.…”

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“…NGOs, local communities, or Cooperatives invested in a pool of cars that the members could use whenever needed. In Norway, as in most other Scandinavian countries, these initiatives often had an idealistic motivation to curb use of private cars by making it easier to live without buying one [8,12,13]. The largest cooperative car sharing system in Norway, "Bilkollektivet", has roots in the green movement, where car sharing was considered a way to sustainably develop cities and improve their ecological footprint and social belongingness.…”

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Trust and Sharing in Online Environments: A Comparative Study of Different Groups of Norwegian Car Sharers

Julsrud

Uteng

2021

Sustainability

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Though multiple studies have explored the phenomenon of car sharing, very few have indulged into exploring how different forms of trust varies between users of different business models. We address this research gap through employing quantitative data analyses of car sharers in Norway. Results show that the levels of ingroup and outgroup-trust (i.e., trust towards friends/family or unfamiliar persons) are markedly low for the members of the peer-to-peer scheme (M = 3.4/2.9) as compared to the cooperative (M = 6.0/4.8) and business-to-consumer scheme (M = 5.7/4.4). In contrast, technology-based trust is more important for the P2P sharers (M = 5.8) than cooperative (M = 5.6) and the B2C users (M = 5.6). Our findings echo previous studies, indicating that a different set of institutional logics is driving the transactions at the emerging P2P platforms compared to former non-profit sharing communities.

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Trust and Sharing in Online Environments: A Comparative Study of Different Groups of Norwegian Car Sharers

Julsrud

Uteng

2021

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“…Electric vehicles are more suitable than a car with an ICE. Electric vehicles are characterized by lower operating costs so that the additional price of an electric vehicle pays for itself more quickly in shared fleets than if one person only uses it [50][51][52].…”

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Impact of the Car-Sharing on Urban Sustainability

Roblek¹,

Meško²,

Podbregar³

2020

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(1) Background: The article gives us an insight into the key issues of the car-sharing and its impact on urban sustainability. (2) Methods: A selection of 314 articles published in peer-reviewed journals from the Scopus database were analysed using Leximancer 5.0 for Automated Content analysis. (3) Results: Seven themes were identified explaining the researched topic of the car-sharing situation in Europe, which are Sharing, Economy, Model, Systems, Electrical car-sharing, Policy and Travel. There are two ways of sharing owned cars in Europe, access to cars from the fleet of private organizations and P2P car-sharing. Sustainable environmental solutions in the context of the electrification of cars are used. Car-sharing usually takes place online and can be free or for a free as defined by The European Economic and Social Committee. (4) Conclusions: The article provides an overview of understanding the concept of urban car-sharing in Europe.

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“…Various forms of car-sharing services are emerging as information technology is incorporated into mobility [29]. Recent empirical studies from Norway investigate the potential influence car-sharing has for car ownership [30], travel patterns for emerging new car-sharing practices [31,32], and the role of context and lifestyle for car-sharing [33]. Alternatives to car ownership are emerging in connection with decarbonizing Nordic transport systems [34]-and here the development of organized car-sharing in Norway can play a role [35].…”

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Providers and Practices: How Suppliers Shape Car-Sharing Practices

Svennevik

2021

Sustainability

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Social practice theories can be useful for studying changes in mobility systems as regards automobility practices. However, many studies address the demand side and the user practices of consumers, without examining the supplier side. This Norwegian study focuses on the role of providers in car-sharing practices, using data from household interviews with car-sharing users, stakeholder workshops, and interviews with providers of car-sharing services. How are car-sharing providers shaping car-sharing practices, and with what implications? How do business models and platform technologies affect car-sharing practices? The results show how new car-sharing service companies, in addition to established firms such as car dealers and car rental companies, affect car-sharing practices by offering several alternatives for accessing cars. The implications of this are discussed, noting how car-sharing practices are shaped by car-sharing providers in the recursive relationship between practice-as-entity and practice-as-performance. The conclusions offer a critical view of how the providers contribute to various kinds of car-sharing understandings, as well as the implications for policy and practitioners.

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Car sharing and transformations in households travel patterns: Insights from emerging proto-practices in Norway

Cited by 39 publications

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Trust and Sharing in Online Environments: A Comparative Study of Different Groups of Norwegian Car Sharers

Trust and Sharing in Online Environments: A Comparative Study of Different Groups of Norwegian Car Sharers

Impact of the Car-Sharing on Urban Sustainability

Providers and Practices: How Suppliers Shape Car-Sharing Practices

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