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Does e-scooter ownership matter? A comparison of usage patterns and mode replacement effects of shared vs. personal e-scooters

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen
  • Egner, Lars Even
  • Fearnley, Nils

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E-scooters have changed from being an urban novelty to becoming an established phenomenon. Parallel to this maturing process of the technology the literature on e-scooters has expanded rapidly, in particular related to the shared e-scooters. However, the literature on privately owned personal e-scooters is still relatively slim.

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen & Egner, Lars Even & Fearnley, Nils, 2025. "Does e-scooter ownership matter? A comparison of usage patterns and mode replacement effects of shared vs. personal e-scooters," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:113:y:2025:i:c:s073988592500109x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101626
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    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
    • L98 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Government Policy
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
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