Mobility and environmental impacts of car sharing in the Netherlands

Abstract This research aims to quantify the effects of car sharing on car ownership, car use and CO 2 emissions. The results are based on a survey amongst 363 car sharing respondents in the Netherlands. We found over 30% less car ownership amongst car sharers and they drove 15% to 20% fewer car kilometres than prior to car sharing. The shared cars mostly replace a second or third car. Due to reduced car ownership and car use, car sharers emit between 240 and 390 fewer kilograms of CO 2 per person, per year. This is between 13% and 18% of the CO 2 emissions related to car ownership and car use.