Do commuters intend to avail electric street cars as public transport? Evidence from urban India

Oindrila Dey and Debalina Chakravarty

International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 2888-2906

Abstract: Purpose - Electric street car (ESC) is a globally popular clean and safe electric transport system for urban agglomeration. India envisions achieving “all-electric transport” by 2030, yet ESC as a modal transport alternative is not distinct in the policy discussion. The emerging market for electric transportation in urban spaces requires a detailed demand study at the service user level to remove behavioural barriers and design integrated energy planning in developing economies. This paper explores the probabilistic uptake intentions of the daily public transport commuters for ESCs over e-buses from the only Indian city with operational ESCs, Kolkata. Design/methodology/approach - Using a random utility model on primary survey data from daily commuters, the authors identify demographic, psychometric and socio-economic factors influencing probabilistic uptake of ESC over e-buses. Findings - It estimates that 38% of the commuters demand ESC over e-buses, given the alternatives' comparative details. Factors like frequent availability and technological upgradation would increase the uptake of ESCs. Social implications - The study highlights that even though there are infrastructural challenges in the implementation of ESC, so does any other electric transport system; it is worth considering as a decarbonising transport alternative, given the high up-take intension of the users. Originality/value - This is the first attempt to study the demand for ESC in developing economies, identifying the factors which may be considered in the sustainable urban transportation policy perspective.

Keywords: Public transport; Cities; Electric street car; Choice experiment; Electric vehicle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-05-2021-0793

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