TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Eliciting mobility preferences of Indians for E-rickshaws: evidence from Gurugram
JO  - Transport policy
A1  - Bansal, Prateek
A1  - Gadepalli, Ravi
A1  - AitBihiOuali, Laila
SP  - 19
EP  - 30
VL  - 134
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0967-070X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.02.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -