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A study of utilization and the reservation system of car sharing. Hiromu Sakai ( Institute of Community Revitalization Research ) Toshiyuki Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.). Outline. Outline of Kyoto Public Car System Analysis 1 Analysis of usage and unrealized reservation potential Analysis 2
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A study of utilization and the reservation system of car sharing Hiromu Sakai (Institute of Community Revitalization Research) Toshiyuki Yamamoto (Nagoya Univ.)
Outline • Outline of Kyoto Public Car System • Analysis 1 • Analysis of usage and unrealized reservation potential • Analysis 2 • Analysis based on reservation data • Conclusion
Kyoto Public Car System(KPCS) • EV car-sharing demonstration project started in Kyoto in December, 2000. • without charge in the first year of the demonstration project, • and started to charge in September, 2001 • 20 JPY/min.
Electric vehicles 20 Toyota e-coms 15 Nissan Hyperminis • One cent to travel 1.0 km • Range per recharge is 100 km • Top speed is 100 km/h.
Analysis of usage and unrealized reservation potential Features of a car-sharing system -New transportation option -Sustainable society -Wide variety of uses Features of use by KPCS members
Unrealized reservation • Reservation Results
Analysis based on reservation data • Purpose of analysis • Difficult to accept all reservations • A second reservation for a different timeframe or destination • The causes for second reservations and the factors influencing the amount of change in departure times • Result of Analysis of Second Reservations
Distribution of Changes made in the Second Reservation and the Ratio of Re-reservation by Activity Type
Conclusion Analysis of frequency of use • The members of frequent use • Members who use the system with low frequency or almost none at all • Balance : the number of members, vehicles and the capacity of parking Analysis of users’ behavior in changing their reservation • Business commuters • Business activity