Mobility in Germany Basis for Growth and Employment Tel Aviv May 19,2014
Short Introduction: Different players promote the economic relations between Israel and Germany: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce German Trade and Invest (GTAI) non-governmental level: law firms, companies
The latest studies show that Germany is the number one location for investors in Europe. Both economic stability and the size of the market are key factors that ensure business success here. Companies also benefit from Germany s excellent global economic links and the international exchange of knowledge, products and specialists.
Europe's Economic Hub Germany is the largest market in Europe. It constitutes 20 percent of Europe's GDP (EU-28) and is home to 16 percent of the total European Union (EU) population. The German economy is both highly industrialized and diversified with equal focus placed on services and production. GDP (in EUR bn) SHARE OF TOTAL GDP (EU-28) POPULATION (in m) Germany 2064 20% 82 16% France 2030 16% 65 13% UK 1900 14% 63 13% Spain 1050 9% 46 9% Netherlands 600 5% 17 3% Poland 380 3% 39 8% Czech Republic 150 1% 11 2% Slovak Republic 70 1% 5 1% SHARE OF TOTAL POPULATION (EU-28) USA 12210 314 Japan 4640 128 EU-28 12950 505 Eurozone 9490 330
Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Mobility is the basis for growth, employment and wealth. We need a strong and sustainable infrastructure in which all the different means of transport work together. We support electro-vehicles with batteries or fuel cells. Our goal: world leader for electro mobility: until 2020 1 Mio. electro vehicles on German streets.
A Break for the cities mobility problems in metropolitan areas: congestion delays air quality/ pollution commuting connection suburban and rural/ peripheral areas
A Spiral of Congestion network overload pollution, noise etc. Stadtflucht / emigration traffic demand rises more congestion
How to get out of that spiral? New Mobility: Which products will be used? car rental 14 6 "classical" CarSharing 13 7 "flexible" CarSharing 16 8 agency for arranging rides "Mitfahrzentrale" E-Bikes 16 16 12 12 rental bike 16 13 service taxi/monit shirut 21 10 mobility card 20 14 gas driver cars (Methanol) 25 14 electrocars 24 18 0 20 40 60 quite interesting very interesting
Individual Mobility vs. Public Transport Flexibility, multimodality, intermodality: flexible services (bus on demand, GetTaxi) instant ride sharing, IT-aided rent-a-bicycle instant CarSharing, stationbased CarSharing mobilephone ticket / e-ticket / mobilitycard parking place guidance and fee payment/ Pango via app/mobile phone
Streckennetz Bahn
Berlin Public Transport (without busses, trams) underground 146 km, rapid transit 322 km
The VDV Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen About 600 companies performing public passenger transport and rail freight transport in Germany are organised in the VDV (Association of German Transport Companies). The VDV advises and supports its member companies and politicians, supports the exchange of experience and know-how between the members and prepares technical, operational, legal and economic principles.
9,8 billion passengers 9,8 billion passengers use German Public Transport per year. Busses and trains replace approx. 20 million rides per day on German streets.
92,5 billion km/person Pubic Transportation systems go 90 billion km per person and year. More than half of the distances are used by railway (47 billion km/person), 28,5 billion km/person by busses and 17 billion km/person inner-city public transport.
Income of Public Transport: 11 Billion Euros All German Public Transport systems earn togehter 11 billion Euros per year with tickets - 26% more than 10 yrs. ago.
Cost-recovery Cost-recovery of German Public Transport is 77 %, more than 1 year ago. Public budget pays the rest. Average cost of passenger: 78 Eurocent per ride (3,7 NIS)
workforce: 400,000 people vehicles: 55,000 236,000 people work directly for public transport 157,000 people are employed by contractors of public transport most of the vehicles are busses 15,000 trains with 7,000 train stations
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