Electric two-wheeler sharing

Electric two-wheeler sharing is a form of personal public transport that draws on collaborative consumption models of the sharing economy to provide a shared fleet of electric-assist pedal vehicles. It is a product service system more closely aligned to a bicycle sharing system than to carsharing.

In June 2014 Bradley Schroeder introduced the term e2W to describe such systems in a presentation at the Asian region meeting of the Institute for Transportation Development Policy in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his book Bicycle Sharing 101: Getting the Wheels Turning^[1]', Schroeder concluded that "An area of potential huge growth is whether e-bike sharing can replace private scooter trips in Asian cities, where scooter use can be up to 75 percent." In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 78% of trips are made by scooters or motorcycles, with annual growth rates of 8.4% to the total fleet, according to the Asian Development Bank.^[2]

Motivations for the implementation of e2W systems are that they would provide an alternative to privately owned motorized two-wheeled vehicles, allowing the political will to regulate motor bikes in terms of parking, acceleration, top speeds, tail-pipe emissions and sound pollution.^[3]

References

1. Schroeder, Bradley (January 3, 2014). Bicycle Sharing 101: Getting the Wheels Turning (1 ed.). Moonshine Media. p. 223. ISBN 9780987003492.
2. Electric Two-wheelers in India and Vietnam: Market Analysis and Environmental Impacts. Asian Development Bank. 2009. ISBN 9789715618731. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
3. "Conclusion | Bicycle Sharing 101: Getting the Wheels Turning". bicyclesharing101.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

Further reading

• Botsman, Rachel; Rogers, Roo (Feb 1, 2011). What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption (Paperback ed.). HarperCollins. p. 304. ISBN 978-0007395910.
• Cervero, Robert (May 1, 2004). "State Roles in Providing Affordable Mass Transport Services for Low-Income Residents". International Transport Forum Discussion Papers. 17: 26. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.660.2926. doi:10.1787/5kg9mq4f4627-en.
• Midgley, Peter (May 2009). "The Role of Smart Bike-sharing Systems in Urban Mobility". Journeys (2): 29–31.