Electric car sharing model for tourism in asti

With the arrival of enhanced battery powered vehicle technology which has reduced the cost of electric cars, many modern cities have provided their citizens with a new mobility solution: electric car sharing. The study is based on finding a suitable model for electric car sharing system for the city of Asti along the routes of UNESCO heritage sites, namely the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe Roero and Monferrato. The study starts by defining the components of various business models for a car sharing system. Then the focus shifts to electric car sharing system where not many literature or applications are present as compared to traditional car sharing. A dataset was created by taking one operator from each country in Europe where the electric car sharing system is available. The use taxonomy development approach by using the VISOR framework helped to identify clusters of business models which were similar. The dimensions of clusters which were the closest to our need helped us shortlist the operators which worked in similar condition to our problem. Their business model was taken up as a base and accordingly revised to suit all our needs which are described in the beginning of second chapter.