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Eliciting mobility preferences of Indians for E-rickshaws: Evidence from Gurugram

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  • Bansal, Prateek
  • Gadepalli, Ravi
  • AitBihiOuali, Laila

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The Government of India has approved e-rickshaws in 2015 to make paratransit services more environmentally friendly. This approval has resulted in a substantial influx of e-rickshaws across India, but little is known about the demand side of e-rickshaws. By collecting stated preferences and revealed travel patterns of 800 respondents from the city of Gurugram, we quantify the individuals’ willingness to shift to e-rickshaws from their current travel mode and their willingness to pay to use e-rickshaws for their first-mile travel. Our results indicate that e-rickshaws are perceived as a cheaper travel mode, perhaps the predominant factor driving the shift of a large demand to e-rickshaws. Moreover, e-rickshaws are likely to take away market share from other paratransit modes and walking instead of personalized travel modes. Thus, the net congestion and emission impact of e-rickshaws need to be evaluated in deciding the number of e-rickshaws allowed to operate in a city.

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  • Bansal, Prateek & Gadepalli, Ravi & AitBihiOuali, Laila, 2023. "Eliciting mobility preferences of Indians for E-rickshaws: Evidence from Gurugram," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 19-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:134:y:2023:i:c:p:19-30
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.02.006
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