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Who Uses Peer-To-Peer Carsharing? Early Exploration, Anaïs Mathez
Who Uses Peer-To-Peer Carsharing? Early Exploration, Anaïs Mathez
PSU Transportation Seminars
Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing is a system where a facilitating company connects car owners to car renters. Such systems are relatively new in the U.S. This paper aims to understand who is participating in P2P carsharing as a renter (as opposed to as an owner), why they join, whether and how often they rent vehicles, and why. Exploring these questions may provide insight on the potential for P2P carsharing to meet public policy objectives of reducing the impacts of personal vehicle ownership and use and providing mobility options for underserved populations. The analysis is based on 465 study participants who enrolled …