Social and spatial effects of transforming the private vehicle fleet in Brisbane,Australia |
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| Institution: | 1. Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia;2. School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Australia;1. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Hollister Hall, Ithaca, NY, USA;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA, USA;1. Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China;2. NARI Technology. CO. LTD, Nanjing, China;1. Environmental Institute of Rio De Janeiro State (INEA), Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;2. Program of Transportation Engineering COPPE/UFRJ, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;3. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio De Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rua Marquês De São Vicente, 225, Gávea, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Transformation of the motor vehicle fleet has been an important feature of the world’s peak car phenomenon. Very few urban transport studies have explored such important changes in large urban cities. Using an innovative green vehicle datasets constructed for 2009 and 2014, this paper investigates the ongoing change in urban private vehicle fleet efficiency (VFE) in Brisbane. The spatial patterns of VFE change were examined with social-spatial characteristics of the urban area. The results showed that the social and spatial effect of VFE changes remain uneven over urban space. The inner urban areas have experienced higher level of VFE change, whilst people in the outer and oil vulnerable areas showed a low tendency in shifting to more efficient vehicles. The implication of VFE change for future household vehicle adoption was also evaluated based on a cost-benefit analysis of new vehicle technology costs and expected fuel savings for households that choose a fuel efficient vehicle. The results show that imposing a stronger national fuel economy target in the long term would accelerate evolution of vehicle fleets and oil vulnerability reduction in Brisbane. |
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| Keywords: | Peak car Vehicle fuel efficiency Fleet evolution Fuel saving Oil vulnerability Vehicle adoption |
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