Abstract:

This short topical issues paper supports reconsidering the role of the car in a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) program. In particular, the authors consider the appeal of including electric cars as part of the sharing service, which we call electric car sharing as a service (ECSaaS). This might be rebranded as eMaaS if more environmentally friendly modes were added. This role is partially intended to attempt and offer an improved business future for MaaS without government subsidies, which currently does not look good.