Abstract Summary
Free floating shared electric vehicles have the potential to contribute to a zero-emission urban transport system. In comparison to station based car sharing (one or two-way), the vehicle can be left anywhere within a given area instead of at designated stations. This gives the user more flexibility in driving the car. Downside of free floating car sharing with electric vehicles is that charging stations are needed across the operated area without certainty of where demand is. A lack of charging stations has been the most important reasons for shutting down services [1]. If charging infrastructure is available, car sharing operators can use different strategies for charging their fleet. These include (1) charging the cars as operators, (2) allowing users to charge and (3) incentivizing users to charge. This research is the first to empirically analyse different charging strategies for electric free floating shared vehicles.
