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E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition?

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen
  • Fearnley, Nils
  • Johnsson, Espen

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The rapid deployment of shared electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in much attention from the public and regulators. In this paper we look at what role e-scooters have in the mobility system in Oslo, Norway.

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  • Aarhaug, Jørgen & Fearnley, Nils & Johnsson, Espen, 2023. "E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:98:y:2023:i:c:s0739885923000197
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2023.101279
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    • 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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