Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (9): 2350-2360.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20250155

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Low⁃carbon oriented carpooling willingness and incentive strategies for ride⁃hailing services

Wen-jing WU1(),Zi-xi JIA1,Hong-fei JIA1(),Xu YANG1,Guo-fan LU2   

  1. 1.College of Transportation,Jilin University,Changchun 130022,China
    2.Jilin Maritime Safety Administration,Changchun 130016,China
  • Received:2025-02-27 Online:2026-09-01 Published:2026-09-07
  • Contact: Hong-fei JIA E-mail:wuwj@jlu.edu.cn;jiahf@jlu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To promote the low-carbon transformation of urban transportation, the carbon emission reduction benefits of carpooling were returned to passengers in the form of price discounts, so as to incentivize the ride-sharing behavior in ride?hailing services. Based on prospect theory, passenger carpooling willingness under the incentive strategy was modeled. A carpooling matching model incorporating incentive mechanisms was developed, with two objective functions: maximizing the platform's total profit and maximizing passengers' generalized travel cost savings. The model accounts for multi-passenger carpooling, platform profitability, and time window constraints were solved using an optimization approach. A case study was conducted using real-world operational data from ride-hailing services in Xiamen City. From the perspectives of both passengers and the platform, the impact of the incentive strategy on passengers' generalized travel cost, platform profitability, and carbon emission reduction are analyzed. The results indicate that the incentive strategy has a positive significance in promoting passengers to shift from non-carpooling to carpooling. A platform-optimized strategy maximizes the carbon emission reduction but may lead to excessive detours for passengers. A fare discount rate of approximately 0.40 is found to be optimal, effectively promoting multi-passenger ride-sharing while balancing the interests of both passengers and the platform.

Key words: transportation planning and management, low-carbon travel, ride-sharing, incentive strategy, carbon revenue

CLC Number: 

  • U121

Fig.1

Mechanisms of low-carbon orientated carpooling incentive strategies for ride-hailing services"

Table 1

Parameter descriptions"

参数描述说明
ij乘客编号,i,j=1,2,,n
Qi乘客i的订单,QiQ
oidi乘客i出行的起点、终点
tiptia乘客i非合乘的出发、到达时刻
t?ipt?ia乘客i合乘的出发、到达时刻
t?i/h合乘模式下乘客i的出行时间
l?i/km乘客i完成合乘出行的距离
λ合乘价格折扣系数
c0cd0/元乘客、司机端基础里程价格
λnsλd/(元/km)乘客、司机端单位里程运价
L0/km基础里程阈值
βt/(元·h-1时间价值
βdβs延迟惩罚系数、不舒适系数
Qrr组乘客订单,rR,QrQ
OrDrr组乘客出行起点、终点序列
t?r,1pr组乘客的出发时刻
lrs/km组乘客的总行驶距离
δiδj/h乘客ij可接受的最大出发延迟
vˉ/(km·h-1车辆的平均行驶速度
pCO2/(元·kg-1单位质量碳排放量的交易价格

Fig.2

Schematic diagram of passenger travelling time under different ride sequences"

Fig.3

Organization of two-passenger carpooling"

Fig.4

Schematic diagram of the carpooling network"

Fig.5

Travel route diagram for multi-passenger carpooling groups"

Table 2

Model parameters"

参数取值
L0/km2
乘客端起步价c0/元12
司机端起步价cd0/元11
乘客端单位里程运价λns/(元·km-12
司机端单位里程运价λd/(元·km-11.1
vˉ/(km·h-130
βs1.2
βt/(元·h-140
βd1.2
pCO2/(元·kg-114

Fig.6

Diagram of feasible solution quantities"

Table 3

Carpooling incentive strategies and their indicator values"

指标乘客最优平台最优
合乘价格折扣系数0.400.55
合乘比例/%38.1759.01
广义出行成本节约/元1 537.921 503.25
乘车时间节约/h40.4663.79
乘客绕行总时间/h10.5626.89
碳减排量/kg212.57335.20
平台利润/元5 419.365 559.11

Fig.7

Impact of discount rate on carpool group size and proportion"

Table 4

Changes in values"

折扣

系数

单独

出行组

两人

合乘组

三人

合乘组

四人

合乘组

合乘

比例/%

0.209892000.40
0.2594325005.04
0.30852607014.20
0.357369917225.88
0.4061412433838.17
0.45536127412046.02
0.50457133463353.98
0.55407111644359.01
0.60334120735066.36

Fig.8

Impact of discount rate on passengers' generalized travel cost savings"

Fig.9

Impact of discount rate on total profit of ride-hailing platforms"

Fig.10

Schematic diagram of road network carbon emission intensity"

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