21st of may 2015. company car or mobility budget? toon zijlstra dept. transport and regional...
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21st of May 2015
Company Car or Mobility Budget?
Toon ZijlstraDept. Transport and Regional EconomicsUniversity of Antwerp
Outline of this presentation
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
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Tax benefit
Harding (2014)
Untaxed benefit in Belgium 278 euro/month
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Annual kilometres
34000
25000
18000Private car (all)
Private car (workers only)
Company car (workers only)
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Higher levels of car ownership
Short lifespan
Parking problems
Congestion
+ 20%
4 years
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The mobility budget
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Other benefits
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Research questions
Are people willing to select a cheaper car?
Are people willing to loose their company car?
Do people appreciate the opportunities of multimodal and intermodal travel?
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
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Research project considerations
Revealed preference data not availableLimited number of real-life examplesFragmented data, unique situations“Good news” showsNew law needed in Belgium for large scale
experiments or implementation of MB
Stated preference survey
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Discrete choice experiment
Fixed budget per choice situation
Annual choice
Expensive Mobility options
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Experiment design
2 budget ranges: €6 000 - €9 000 per year€9 000 - €11 000 per year
16 choice situations2 options
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Data gathering
Online questionnaire12 large companies in Belgium2200 respondents
817 target group: company car drivers with full operational lease and no personal contributionResponds rate 38%
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Company car, cat. 3; No bicycle; No PT; No extra leave; No extra wage
Company car, cat. 2Standard bicycleNo PT2 extra leave daysNo extra wage
Please select the most attractive option
Both options cost about €9000 for one year
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
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Ternary plots
Public transport
Income
Others
A short introduction
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Ternary plots
Public transport
Income
Others
Elements
Here: bicycle, company car and leave days
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Ternary plots
Public transport
Income
Others
100% of the budget for extra income
100% of the budget for other elements
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Ternary plots
Public transport
Income
Others
More PT,Less income
More ‘others’,Less PT
More income,Less ‘others’
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Ternary plots
Public transport
Income
Others
Black: Relative high utility
Yellow:Relative low utility
Out of bounds
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
Now for real
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Two classes
Bonus
Company car Others
Bonus
Company car Others
Class I: 2/3 of the respondents
Class II:1/3 of the respondents
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Other mobility options
Public Transport
Bicycle Others
Public Transport
Bicycle Others
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Limited popularity of Public Transport
Public Transport
Company car Others
Public Transport
Company car Others
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Bonus – Bicycle - Others
Bonus
Bicycle Others
Bonus
Bicycle Others
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Order of interest
Class ICompany CarLeave daysBonusBicyclePT
Class IIBonusLeave daysBicycleCompany carPT
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General Probabilities
Yes No
Company car 64% 36%
Bicycle 35% 65%
PT 11% 89%
Leave days 82% 18%
Bonus 38% 62%
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Multimodal probabilities
€ 7 500 € 9 000 € 10 500
CC + Bicycle 4.9% 6.1% 6.0%
CC + PT 0.0% 0.5% 0.7%
Bicycle + PT 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
CC + Bicycle + PT 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
The mobility budget
Method and data
Results
Discussion and conclusions
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Conclusions: Research questions
Are people willing to loose their company car?Yes, if the conditions are right
Are people willing to select a cheaper car to save money for other goals?
Not really
Do people appreciate the opportunities of multimodal and intermodal travel?
Hardly
