A Holistic Approach to Electric Shared Mobility Systems Development—Modelling and Optimization Aspects

Katarzyna Turoń, Andrzej Kubik, Feng Chen, Hualan Wang and Bogusław Łazarz
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Katarzyna Turoń: Department of Automotive Vehicle Construction, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 8 Krasińskiego Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Andrzej Kubik: Department of Automotive Vehicle Maintenance, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 8 Krasińskiego Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Feng Chen: Sino-US Global Logistics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Hualan Wang: School of Transportation, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, 88 West Anning Road, Lanzhou 730070, China
Bogusław Łazarz: Department of Automotive Vehicle Construction, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 8 Krasińskiego Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: Due to the development of the shared economy, increasingly more shared mobility providers have launched services based on the use of electric vehicles. The increasing growth of electric shared mobility services has produced various types of problems that do not occur (or occur with a limited effect) under conventional shared mobility systems. This increase in electric shared mobility problems has led to many effects, including limitations of the system zones or going out of business. To avoid difficulties in the functioning of electric shared mobility systems, various scientific studies have been undertaken to model and optimize the operation of these systems. Modeling and optimization mainly relate to one category of the system—for example, only to bike sharing. However, to understand the system of electric shared mobility holistically, there is a need to define the criteria generally as stimulants or destimulants. Based on these assumptions, we conducted research on the identification of factors influencing the development of electric shared mobility services. We conducted our own expert research based on the Social Network Analysis method. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the development or recession of services in the entire electric shared mobility market in reference to selected stakeholders. The obtained results indicate a non-standard approach to the modeling and optimization of electric shared mobility services. This study could be used as support for creating electric shared mobility models and could also be helpful for service providers or local mobility managers through the developed recommendations.

Keywords: electric shared mobility; e-shared mobility; electric vehicles; new mobility; shared mobility systems development; sustainable transport systems; shared mobility challenges; social network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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