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Session

Thematic Session: Field experiments on sustainable transport policy (Streaming)
Location: B134
Session Chair: Beat Hintermann, University of Basel

Presentation 4

Transport Pricing to Promote E-biking and Reduce Externalities: Insights from a GPS-Tracked Experiment

Jakob Roth¹, Laura Schwab¹, Beat Hintermann¹, Thomas Götschi^1,2, Adrian Meister³, Lucas Meyer de Freitas⁴, Kay W. Axhausen⁴

1: University of Basel, Switzerland; 2: University of Oregon, USA; 3: Ernst Basler & Partner, Switzerland; 4: ETH Zurich, Switzerland

This study presents results from a randomized controlled trial involving 1,085 participants in Switzerland that have access to an E-bike, a car, and public transport. The participants' transport choices are monitored by means of a GPS-based tracking app. The treatment consists in a monetary incentive that approximates the main external costs and benefits associated with transport in the spirit of a Pigovian tax.

This tax reduces transport-related external costs by 6.9%, which corresponds to 78 Swiss francs per person and year (currently equivalent to 94 US dollars). The main underlying mechanism is a mode shift away from driving towards E-biking, public transport and walking. The results are primarily driven by individuals who own an S-pedelec with support up to 45 km/h, rather than users of the more common E-bikes that provide support up to 25 km/h. The pricing also induces a travel shift towards less congested time windows.