• Corpus ID: 56379276

Evaluating the effects of variable user demand on a round-trip, one-way, and free-floating car sharing fleet in the city of Zurich, Switzerland

@inproceedings{Orbe2015EvaluatingTE,
  title={Evaluating the effects of variable user demand on a round-trip, one-way, and free-floating car sharing fleet in the city of Zurich, Switzerland},
  author={C{\'e}sar Orbe and Trivik Verma and Milo{\vs} Bala{\'c} and Francesco Ciari},
  year={2015}
}

• César Orbe, T. Verma, +1 author Francesco Ciari
• Published 2015
• Education

Car sharing is an alternative to conventional private car ownership that allows members of a specific program to use a fleet of cars collectively. These cars are paid for, generally, on an hourly basis or number of kilometers driven or both. This kind of service has become increasingly popular in the last decade, experiencing a worldwide member growth of 260% between 2006 and 2010 [1]. While its origin dates back to the Selbsfahrergemeinschaft (Sefage) in Zurich in 1948 [2], it wasn’t until the late 1980’s that carsharing found a stable market, mainly in Europe. Recently, car sharing has widened its market in North America, Asia and Australia, achieving over a million members and over 30,000 cars worldwide [1].