E-Scooter Micro-Mobility Application for Postal Service: The Case of Turkey for Energy, Environment, and Economy Perspectives

Yunus Emre Ayözen, Hakan İnaç, Abdulkadir Atalan () and Cem Çağrı Dönmez
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Yunus Emre Ayözen: Strategy Development Department, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, 06338 Ankara, Turkey
Hakan İnaç: Investment Management & Control Department, Strategy Development Department, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, 06338 Ankara, Turkey
Abdulkadir Atalan: Faculty of Engineering, Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, 27260 Gaziantep, Turkey
Cem Çağrı Dönmez: Department of Industrial Engineering, Marmara University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-22

Abstract: In this research, the advantages of the e-scooter tool used in the mail or package delivery process were discussed by considering the Turkish Post Office (PTT) data in the districts of Istanbul (Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Kartal, and Maltepe) in Turkey. The optimization Poisson regression model was utilized to deliver the maximum number of packages or mails with minimum cost and the shortest time in terms of energy consumption, cost, and environmental contribution. Statistical and optimization results of dependent and independent variables were calculated using numerical and categorical features of 100 e-scooter drivers. The Poisson regression analysis determined that the e-scooter driver’s gender ( p |0.05 < 0.199) and age ( p |0.05 < 0.679) factors were not effective on the dependent variable. We analysed that the experience in the profession (tenure), the size of the area responsible, and environmental factors is effective in the e-scooter distribution activity. The number of packages delivered was 234 in a day, and the delivery cost per package was calculated as 0.51 TL (Turkish Lira) for the optimum values of the dependent variables. The findings show that the choice of e-scooter vehicle in the mail or package delivery process is beneficial in terms of time, cost, energy, and environmental contribution in districts with higher population density. As the most important result, the operation of e-scooter vehicles with electrical energy shows that it is environmentally friendly and has no CO 2 emission. The fact that the distribution of packages or mail should now turn to micro-mobility is emerging with the advantages of e-scooter vehicles in the mail and package delivery. Finally, this analysis aims to provide a model for integrating e-scooters in package or mail delivery to local authorities, especially in densely populated areas.

Keywords: micro-mobility; e-scooter; postal service; Poisson regression; optimization; energy; cost; environment (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: 2022
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