Scaling  the  Carsharing  Market
SUSAN  SHAHEEN,  PH.D.,  ADJUNCT  PROFESSOR  &  CO-­‐
DIRECTOR,  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA,  BERKELEY
Email:	
  sshaheen@berkeley.edu	
  
Twi6er:	
  SusanShaheen1	
  
Overview
§   Carsharing  Service  Models
§   Ecosystem  of  Services
§   Service  Features
§   Success  Factors
§   Role  of  Government
§   Accessibility  
§   Shared  Mobility  Developments  and  Future
§   Summary
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Ecosystem  of  Services
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Marco	
  Viviani,	
  2014	
  
BIKESHARING
TNC/
FLEXIBLE TRANSIT SERVICES
Carsharing  Service  Models
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Roundtrip	
  Carsharing:	
  	
  
Round	
  trip,	
  pay	
  by	
  the	
  hour/mile,	
  non-­‐profit	
  and	
  for	
  profit	
  fleet	
  models	
  
Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer	
  Carsharing:	
  	
  
Shared	
  use	
  of	
  private	
  vehicle	
  typically	
  managed	
  by	
  third	
  party	
  
One-­‐Way	
  Carsharing:	
  	
  
Pay	
  by	
  the	
  minute,	
  point	
  to	
  point,	
  fleet	
  operated,	
  street	
  parking	
  agreements	
  
FracDonal	
  Ownership	
  Carsharing:	
  	
  
Individuals	
  sublease	
  or	
  subscribe	
  to	
  a	
  vehicle	
  owned	
  by	
  a	
  third	
  party	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Growth  of  Worldwide  Carsharing
2006	
   2008	
   2010	
   2012	
   2014	
  
Members	
   346,610	
   670,822	
   1,163,405	
   1,788,027	
   4,842,616	
  
Vehicles	
   11,501	
   19,403	
   31,967	
   43,554	
   104,125	
  
0	
  
20,000	
  
40,000	
  
60,000	
  
80,000	
  
100,000	
  
120,000	
  
0	
  
1,000,000	
  
2,000,000	
  
3,000,000	
  
4,000,000	
  
5,000,000	
  
6,000,000	
  
Vehicles	
  
Members	
  
Shaheen	
  and	
  Cohen,	
  2015	
  
World  Carsharing  Growth  Rates
2006-­‐08	
   2008-­‐10	
   2010-­‐12	
   2012-­‐14	
  
Members	
   39%	
   32%	
   24%	
   64%	
  
Vehicles	
   30%	
   28%	
   17%	
   55%	
  
0%	
  
10%	
  
20%	
  
30%	
  
40%	
  
50%	
  
60%	
  
70%	
  
Growth	
  Rate	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  Shaheen	
  and	
  Cohen,	
  2015	
  
Market  OpportuniTes
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Neighborhood	
  Carsharing	
  
Business	
  Carsharing	
  
Fleet	
  Carsharing	
  
Developers	
  
College/University	
  	
  
Special	
  PopulaDons	
  
Lease	
  Sharing	
  
New    
Service    
Features
Instant	
  Access	
  
Open-­‐Ended	
  ReservaDons	
  
One-­‐Way	
  Trips	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
App	
  IntegraDon	
  
 
IntegraTon  with  Apps:  
Simplifying  Consumer  Choice
	
   More	
  services	
  
needed	
  that	
  
consolidate	
  route	
  
planning,	
  pricing,	
  
travel	
  4mes,	
  and	
  
modal	
  op4ons	
  to	
  
guide	
  and	
  simplify	
  
consumer	
  choice	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
IntegraSon	
  with	
  Apps:	
  
Simplifying	
  Consumer	
  Choice	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
2014  Membership:  One-­‐way  &  Roundtrip
Asia	
   Europe	
   North	
  America	
   South	
  America	
   Oceania	
   Global	
  
Round-­‐trip	
   926,280	
   1,834,418	
   1,179,930	
   0	
   50,000	
   3,990,628	
  
One-­‐way	
   29,600	
   372,466	
   445,722	
   3,500	
   700	
   851,988	
  
0	
  
500,000	
  
1,000,000	
  
1,500,000	
  
2,000,000	
  
2,500,000	
  
3,000,000	
  
3,500,000	
  
4,000,000	
  
4,500,000	
  
5,000,000	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  Shaheen	
  and	
  Cohen,	
  2015	
  
Success  
Factors
Parking	
  Pressure	
  
MulD-­‐Modal	
  SePng	
  
High	
  Density	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Mixed	
  Use	
  
Numerous	
  European	
  studies	
  es4mate	
  market	
  poten4al	
  of	
  
carsharing	
  between	
  3%	
  and	
  25%	
  of	
  the	
  popula4on	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Role  of  
Government
Insurance	
  
Parking	
  
Planning	
  &	
  Policy	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
TaxaDon	
  
Public	
  Transit	
  IntegraDon	
  
Role  of  
Government
Amsterdam:	
  	
  City	
  of	
  Amsterdam	
  has	
  1,600	
  public	
  charging	
  staDons.	
  	
  
Car2go	
  maintains	
  an	
  electric	
  fleet	
  of	
  340	
  vehicles.	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Role  of  
Government
Germany:	
  	
  Transport	
  Minister	
  Alexander	
  Dobrindt	
  is	
  developing	
  
policies	
  to	
  encourage	
  carsharing	
  including:	
  special	
  signage,	
  free	
  
parking,	
  and	
  dedicated	
  parking.	
  	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Role  of  
Government
Paris:	
  	
  
Autolib	
  has	
  3,000	
  Bluecars	
  and	
  4,000	
  charging	
  staDons	
  throughout	
  
Paris	
  has	
  more	
  than	
  155,000	
  subscribers.	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Role  of  
Government
San	
  Francisco:	
  	
  
SFMTA	
  approved	
  a	
  carsharing	
  parking	
  policy	
  that	
  permits	
  on-­‐street	
  
parking	
  of	
  up	
  to	
  900	
  spaces.	
  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Role  of  
Government
Portland:	
  	
  
Developers	
  can	
  buy	
  down	
  half	
  of	
  their	
  parking	
  requirement	
  by	
  
providing	
  extra	
  bicycle/motorcycle	
  parking	
  or	
  spaces	
  for	
  car-­‐	
  or	
  bike-­‐
sharing	
  services.	
  At	
  city's	
  discreDon,	
  developers	
  can	
  bypass	
  parking	
  
minimum	
  where	
  parking	
  provision	
  might	
  negaDvely	
  impact	
  
neighborhood.	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Accessibility
Banking:	
  	
  
Unbanked	
  and	
  under	
  banked	
  unable	
  to	
  access	
  transportaDon	
  services	
  
because	
  they	
  lack	
  debit/credit	
  cards	
  or	
  other	
  electronic	
  payment	
  opDons	
  
Technology:	
  	
  
Lower	
  smartphone	
  penetraDon	
  of	
  low-­‐income	
  households	
  
InformaDon	
  and	
  Access:	
  	
  
Lack	
  of	
  Internet	
  and	
  informaDon	
  access	
  by	
  low-­‐income	
  households	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Shared  Mobility  
Developments
	
  
	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
e-­‐Bikesharing	
  
§ 	
  Milan’s	
  BikeMi	
  tradiSonal	
  bikesharing	
  and	
  e-­‐bikes	
  from	
  same	
  kiosks	
  
§ 	
  4,600	
  bicycles	
  (3,600	
  pushbikes	
  and	
  1,000	
  e-­‐bikes)	
  
TransportaDon	
  Courier	
  Services	
  offering	
  P2P	
  deliveries	
  (e.g.,	
  Nimber	
  app	
  in	
  
UK)	
  	
  
§ 	
  Launched	
  in	
  2013,	
  Nimber	
  has	
  30,000	
  members	
  and	
  delivers	
  ~10,000	
  
packages	
  a	
  year	
  
Flexible	
  Transit	
  Services	
  (e.g.,	
  Via,	
  Bridj,	
  Chariot,	
  Leap)	
  
P2P	
  Services	
  focused	
  on	
  college	
  market,	
  airport	
  travelers,	
  and	
  bicycle	
  users	
  
Blurring  Lines:  Convergence?
Carsharing	
  Services	
  
Transporta4on	
  Network	
  Companies	
  
Public	
  Transit	
  Services	
  
Car	
  Ownership	
  /	
  P2P	
  Carsharing	
  	
  
SIMILAR	
  ATTRIBUTES	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Michael	
  Galczynski,	
  2015	
  
Future:  Confluence  of  Trends
Shared	
  Mobility	
  	
  
Electric	
  
Vehicles	
  
Autonomous	
  
Vehicles	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Shaheen,	
  2015	
  
Summary
§ 	
  Growing	
  ecosystem	
  of	
  services	
  in	
  mobility	
  +	
  sharing	
  economy	
  
§ 	
  New	
  service	
  features:	
  instant	
  access,	
  open-­‐ended	
  reservaSons,	
  
one-­‐way	
  trips,	
  app	
  integraSon	
  
§ 	
  Success	
  factors:	
  parking,	
  mulS-­‐modal,	
  high	
  density,	
  and	
  mixed	
  
use	
  
§ 	
  Role	
  of	
  government:	
  insurance,	
  parking,	
  policy/planning,	
  
taxaSon,	
  and	
  public	
  transit	
  integraSon	
  	
  
§ 	
  Accessibility:	
  banking,	
  technology,	
  and	
  informaSon	
  
§ 	
  Future	
  convergence	
  of	
  sharing,	
  EVs,	
  and	
  AVs?	
  
	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
Acknowledgements
§   Mineta  TransportaTon  InsTtute,  San  Jose  
State  University
§   California  Department  of  TransportaTon
§   Adam  Cohen,  Elliot  MarTn,  Nelson  Chan,  
Ma  Christensen,  and  Michael  Galczynski,  
TSRC,  UC  Berkeley
§   Special  thanks  to  worldwide  shared  
mobility  operators,  experts,  CarSharing  
AssociaTon,  Bundesverband  Car  Sharing,  
CiTz  Network,  CarPlus,  World  Carshare  
Forum,  and  other  industry  partners  and  
associaTons  that  make  our  research  
possible  	
  
©	
  UC	
  Berkeley,	
  2015	
  
www.tsrc.berkeley.edu

Scaling the Carsharing Market: Keynote Speech in Utrecht, Netherlands

  • 1.
    Scaling  the  Carsharing Market SUSAN  SHAHEEN,  PH.D.,  ADJUNCT  PROFESSOR  &  CO-­‐ DIRECTOR,  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA,  BERKELEY Email:  sshaheen@berkeley.edu   Twi6er:  SusanShaheen1  
  • 2.
    Overview §   Carsharing  Service Models §   Ecosystem  of  Services §   Service  Features §   Success  Factors §   Role  of  Government §   Accessibility   §   Shared  Mobility  Developments  and  Future §   Summary ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 3.
    Ecosystem  of  Services ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Marco  Viviani,  2014   BIKESHARING TNC/ FLEXIBLE TRANSIT SERVICES
  • 4.
    Carsharing  Service  Models ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Roundtrip  Carsharing:     Round  trip,  pay  by  the  hour/mile,  non-­‐profit  and  for  profit  fleet  models   Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Carsharing:     Shared  use  of  private  vehicle  typically  managed  by  third  party   One-­‐Way  Carsharing:     Pay  by  the  minute,  point  to  point,  fleet  operated,  street  parking  agreements   FracDonal  Ownership  Carsharing:     Individuals  sublease  or  subscribe  to  a  vehicle  owned  by  a  third  party  
  • 5.
    ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Growth  of  Worldwide  Carsharing 2006   2008   2010   2012   2014   Members   346,610   670,822   1,163,405   1,788,027   4,842,616   Vehicles   11,501   19,403   31,967   43,554   104,125   0   20,000   40,000   60,000   80,000   100,000   120,000   0   1,000,000   2,000,000   3,000,000   4,000,000   5,000,000   6,000,000   Vehicles   Members   Shaheen  and  Cohen,  2015  
  • 7.
    World  Carsharing  Growth Rates 2006-­‐08   2008-­‐10   2010-­‐12   2012-­‐14   Members   39%   32%   24%   64%   Vehicles   30%   28%   17%   55%   0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   Growth  Rate   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  Shaheen  and  Cohen,  2015  
  • 8.
    Market  OpportuniTes ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Neighborhood  Carsharing   Business  Carsharing   Fleet  Carsharing   Developers   College/University     Special  PopulaDons   Lease  Sharing  
  • 9.
    New     Service    Features Instant  Access   Open-­‐Ended  ReservaDons   One-­‐Way  Trips   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   App  IntegraDon  
  • 10.
      IntegraTon  with  Apps:  Simplifying  Consumer  Choice   More  services   needed  that   consolidate  route   planning,  pricing,   travel  4mes,  and   modal  op4ons  to   guide  and  simplify   consumer  choice     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 11.
    IntegraSon  with  Apps:   Simplifying  Consumer  Choice   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 12.
    2014  Membership:  One-­‐way &  Roundtrip Asia   Europe   North  America   South  America   Oceania   Global   Round-­‐trip   926,280   1,834,418   1,179,930   0   50,000   3,990,628   One-­‐way   29,600   372,466   445,722   3,500   700   851,988   0   500,000   1,000,000   1,500,000   2,000,000   2,500,000   3,000,000   3,500,000   4,000,000   4,500,000   5,000,000   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  Shaheen  and  Cohen,  2015  
  • 13.
    Success   Factors Parking  Pressure   MulD-­‐Modal  SePng   High  Density   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Mixed  Use  
  • 14.
    Numerous  European  studies  es4mate  market  poten4al  of   carsharing  between  3%  and  25%  of  the  popula4on     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 15.
    Role  of   Government Insurance   Parking   Planning  &  Policy   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   TaxaDon   Public  Transit  IntegraDon  
  • 16.
    Role  of   Government Amsterdam:    City  of  Amsterdam  has  1,600  public  charging  staDons.     Car2go  maintains  an  electric  fleet  of  340  vehicles.     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 17.
    Role  of   Government Germany:    Transport  Minister  Alexander  Dobrindt  is  developing   policies  to  encourage  carsharing  including:  special  signage,  free   parking,  and  dedicated  parking.       ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 18.
    Role  of   Government Paris:     Autolib  has  3,000  Bluecars  and  4,000  charging  staDons  throughout   Paris  has  more  than  155,000  subscribers.     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 19.
    Role  of   Government San  Francisco:     SFMTA  approved  a  carsharing  parking  policy  that  permits  on-­‐street   parking  of  up  to  900  spaces.     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 20.
    Role  of   Government Portland:     Developers  can  buy  down  half  of  their  parking  requirement  by   providing  extra  bicycle/motorcycle  parking  or  spaces  for  car-­‐  or  bike-­‐ sharing  services.  At  city's  discreDon,  developers  can  bypass  parking   minimum  where  parking  provision  might  negaDvely  impact   neighborhood.   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 21.
    Accessibility Banking:     Unbanked  and  under  banked  unable  to  access  transportaDon  services   because  they  lack  debit/credit  cards  or  other  electronic  payment  opDons   Technology:     Lower  smartphone  penetraDon  of  low-­‐income  households   InformaDon  and  Access:     Lack  of  Internet  and  informaDon  access  by  low-­‐income  households   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
  • 22.
    Shared  Mobility   Developments     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   e-­‐Bikesharing   §   Milan’s  BikeMi  tradiSonal  bikesharing  and  e-­‐bikes  from  same  kiosks   §   4,600  bicycles  (3,600  pushbikes  and  1,000  e-­‐bikes)   TransportaDon  Courier  Services  offering  P2P  deliveries  (e.g.,  Nimber  app  in   UK)     §   Launched  in  2013,  Nimber  has  30,000  members  and  delivers  ~10,000   packages  a  year   Flexible  Transit  Services  (e.g.,  Via,  Bridj,  Chariot,  Leap)   P2P  Services  focused  on  college  market,  airport  travelers,  and  bicycle  users  
  • 23.
    Blurring  Lines:  Convergence? Carsharing  Services   Transporta4on  Network  Companies   Public  Transit  Services   Car  Ownership  /  P2P  Carsharing     SIMILAR  ATTRIBUTES   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Michael  Galczynski,  2015  
  • 24.
    Future:  Confluence  of Trends Shared  Mobility     Electric   Vehicles   Autonomous   Vehicles   ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   Shaheen,  2015  
  • 25.
    Summary §   Growing  ecosystem  of  services  in  mobility  +  sharing  economy   §   New  service  features:  instant  access,  open-­‐ended  reservaSons,   one-­‐way  trips,  app  integraSon   §   Success  factors:  parking,  mulS-­‐modal,  high  density,  and  mixed   use   §   Role  of  government:  insurance,  parking,  policy/planning,   taxaSon,  and  public  transit  integraSon     §   Accessibility:  banking,  technology,  and  informaSon   §   Future  convergence  of  sharing,  EVs,  and  AVs?     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015  
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    Acknowledgements §   Mineta  TransportaTon InsTtute,  San  Jose   State  University §   California  Department  of  TransportaTon §   Adam  Cohen,  Elliot  MarTn,  Nelson  Chan,   Ma  Christensen,  and  Michael  Galczynski,   TSRC,  UC  Berkeley §   Special  thanks  to  worldwide  shared   mobility  operators,  experts,  CarSharing   AssociaTon,  Bundesverband  Car  Sharing,   CiTz  Network,  CarPlus,  World  Carshare   Forum,  and  other  industry  partners  and   associaTons  that  make  our  research   possible     ©  UC  Berkeley,  2015   www.tsrc.berkeley.edu