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Transforming Mobility into Sustainable E-Mobility: The Example of Rhein-Main Region

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Evolutionary Paths Towards the Mobility Patterns of the Future

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The probability that German mobilists are ready to make their everyday mobility more sustainable is still not very high, as individual mobility has a very high social standing. It has been the objectives of the social scientific accompanying research of ‘Modellregion E-Moblität Rhein-Main’ (See also Schäfer et al. in this volume) to explore the acceptance of e-mobility as well as develop strategies to improve the applicability of concepts of e-mobility that are currently in a testing stage. Explorative in-depth interviews with selected people of the region, group discussions with users of e-vehicles and creative workshops with lead users of e-mobility identified the following facts and relationships: the central motive for choosing the means of transportation is the convenience it offers to master every day demands of mobility. As a consequence the added value of e-mobility is not sustainability, but the chance to cope with everyday mobility demands. Secondly, e-mobility brings fun but is still much too expensive and under regulated. Thirdly, giving users the opportunity to participate in the development of technical and infrastructural aspects of e-mobility increases their readiness to change behavior.

“Modellregion E-Mobilität Rhein Main” is one of eight regions in Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development as part of an economic stimulus package. Specifically, a total of 15 pilot projects in Rhein-Main are supported.

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Notes

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    See chapter note on the first page.

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    A bicycle, powered by a battery that does only work through pedaling, e.g. in contrast to e-scooters.

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    In the analysis, all transcripts and codes were compared and summarized. Communalities as well as differences between the groups were recorded and described.

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  1. Institut für Soziologie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main FB Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Birgit Blättel-Mink, Dirk Dalichau & Merle Hattenhauer

  2. Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung (ISOE), Hamburger Allee 45, 60486, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Monika Buchsbaum

  3. Beratungsgesellschaft für Stadterneuerung und Modernisierung mbH, Uhlandstraße 11, 60314, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Jens Weber

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Blättel-Mink, B., Buchsbaum, M., Dalichau, D., Hattenhauer, M., Weber, J. (2014). Transforming Mobility into Sustainable E-Mobility: The Example of Rhein-Main Region. In: Hülsmann, M., Fornahl, D. (eds) Evolutionary Paths Towards the Mobility Patterns of the Future. Lecture Notes in Mobility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37558-3_8

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