For a sustainable mobility of the future, there will have to be changes in the way cars are used. This concerns both, the type of engine and the question of how cars will be used in the future.  E-car sharing is seen as an important component of this. However, (e-)car sharing services are currently utilised by a limited, male-dominated group of users and the car sharing systems are adapted to their needs.

The research project "GECAR - gender-sensitive e-car sharing" addresses this issue. We are investigating gender-specific use and (non-)use behaviour, as well as user experiences and barriers that hinder the use of various e-car sharing services in Austria. The objective is to develop gender-sensitive service models for different e-car sharing services in cooperation with (non-)users and operators.

GECAR is a research project carried out jointly by the Institute of Spatial Planning (Research Unit Transportation System Planning) of the TU Wien and the car sharing provider MO.Point, the association-based car sharing provider Maronihof in Vorarlberg and the sociologist Sonja Gruber.