Introducing Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Hong Kong: Views from the Public Light Bus Industry
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2006
Subject Area
infrastructure - vehicle, ridership - elasticity, technology - alternative fuels, mode - bus, mode - mass transit
Keywords
Transportation policy, Transit, Stated preferences, Public transit, Multinomial logits, Minibuses, Miniature buses, Mass transit, Market segmented groups, Local transit, Intracity bus transportation, Hong Kong (China), Government funding, Elasticity (Economics), Bus transit, Bus lines, Alternative fuels, Alternate fuels
Abstract
In 2000, the Hong Kong government implemented a trial scheme to introduce alternative fuel vehicles in the public light bus (PLB) industry. The scheme, however, was opposed by the local PLB industry. Since light buses running on alternative fuels still are not widely available in the Hong Kong market, a stated preference (SP) survey was conducted to solicit the preferences of PLB operators on eight commercial vehicle attributes and seven forms of government support. The SP data are analyzed by multinomial logit models. Detailed analyses on market segmentation and price elasticities are included. Results in general show a strong disincentive among PLB operators to shift to alternative fuels. Much incentive, either in the form of monetary or non-monetary support, will have to be provided by the government to induce PLB operators to shift to alternative fuel vehicles voluntarily.
Recommended Citation
Loo, Becky, Wong, S, Hau, Timothy. (2006). Introducing Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Hong Kong: Views from the Public Light Bus Industry. Transportation: Planning, Policy, Research, Practice, Volume 33, Issue 6, pp 605-619.
