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Car sharing

Also known as: Car sharing services

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Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead ... link.springer.com Springer Feb 20, 2023 9 facts

referenceCar sharing business models combine the Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns of 'deliver functionality rather than ownership/result-oriented pay per use', 'product longevity', and 'consumer education'.

referenceKe H, Chai S, and Cheng R investigated whether car sharing helps reduce the total number of vehicles in a 2019 study published in Soft Computing.

claimIn car-sharing business models, the negative environmental impact caused by careless user behavior cannot be subtracted from the benefits resulting from limited car production.

referenceBocken et al. (2019) note that car sharing companies can leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to warn users about careless driving behavior, thereby mitigating risks of extra fees.

claimCar sharing services reduce the number of cars in a city, which leads to lower levels of car production and reduced energy and natural resource consumption associated with car manufacturing.

claimBased on a game-theoretic model, car sharing does not always reduce the total quantity of vehicles; it only does so under specific conditions.

claimA car-sharing business model can be considered socially advantageous for increasing accessibility if it targets only the market segment unable to afford cars, but its sustainability performance may decrease if the system boundary is enlarged to include users switching from public transportation.

claimCar sharing can lead to non-environmentally friendly driving behaviors, such as using cars for short distances that could be walked or for trips that would otherwise be taken via public transportation, due to increased accessibility.

referenceChapman, Eyckmans, and Van Acker (2020) evaluated the impact of car-sharing on car use in Flanders, Belgium, in their article 'Does car-sharing reduce car-use? An impact evaluation of car-sharing in flanders, Belgium'.

Archetypes of open-source business models | Electronic Markets link.springer.com Springer Jun 14, 2022 1 fact

referenceRemane et al. (2016) created a taxonomy of business models specifically for carsharing services.