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Table 2 List of policies and settings for modelling

From: Modelling policy scenarios: refocussing the model-policy logic for the case of German passenger transport

Policy

Unit

Input type

pol_35

2017

2022

Ref stats

Ref pola

Code

Taxes/charges

 Energy tax (gasoline)

€/l

Input field

refb

0,6545

0,6545

[51]

GZ (222/265-6)

tax_1

 Energy tax (diesel)

€/l

Input field

refb

0,4704

0,4704

[51]

GZ (222/265-6)

tax_2

 Energy tax (electricity)

€/kWh

Input field

refb

0,0205

0,0205

[52]

256

tax_3

 Electricity network charge

€/kWh

Input field

refb

0,0748

0,081

[53, 54]

 

tax_4

 VAT fossil

%

Input field

refb

19

19

  

tax_5

 VAT electricity

%

Input field

refb

19

19

  

tax_6

 EEG Umlage

€/kWh

Input field

0

0,0688

0,0372

[53, 54]

 

tax_7

 Carbon price non-ETS

€/t

Input field

400

0

30

law (BEHG)

266

tax_8

 Carbon price ETS

€/t

Input field

250

8

89

[55]

 

tax_9

 Road charge (all roads)

€/km

Input field

0,09

0

0

n.a.

234

tax_12

Parking

 Parking costs (urban, suburb, rural)

€/trip

Input field

15, 5, 0

5, 0, 0

5, 0, 0

[56]

202, 203

prk_1-3

 Limit non-resident parking space (urban)

%

Input field

3

  

n.a.

206

prk_4

Road speed limitlc

 Highways/motorways

km/h

Input field

120

n.a.

n.a.

law (StVO)

GZ (228)

lim_1

 Primary/secondary roads (B, L, etc.)

km/h

Input field

80

100

100

law (StVO)

GZ (228)

lim_2

 City/built-up areas

km/h

Input field

30

50

50

law (StVO)

GZ (228)

lim_3

Public trans. pricing between zones

 VAT PT tickets (all)

%

Input field

0

19

7

[57]

253

pt_1ld

  Short distance

  Local PT price (urban, suburban, rural)

€/trip

Input field

2.5, 3, 3

3.4

 

[58]

252, 256

pt_2-4ld

  365€/a ticket

 

tickbox

on

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

pt_5ld

  Free local public transport

 

tickbox

on

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

pt_6

  Free education public transport

 

tickbox

on

   

236

pt_7ld

  Long distance

  Price reduction/ticket subsidy

%

Input field

0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

252, 254

pt_8

 BahnCard 50 for all

 

tickbox

on

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

255

pt_9

Infrastructure and service investment

 Implement Deutschlandtakt

 

tickbox

on

    

inf_1

 Local public tra. availability (on-demand)

 

tickbox

on

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

249

inf_2

 Reactivation of closed rail lines according

prio. 1,2,3

Input field

 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

245, 246

inf_3_run-rail

 Long-distance rail average speed

km/h

Input field

150

  

[59]

247, 257

inf_4

 Build bicycle highways between zones

4 categor.

Input field

3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

196, 215

inf_5

 Stationary carsharing (suburban/rural)

 

tickbox

on

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

tbd

inf_6

Regulatory framework

 Ban of domestic flights up to

km

Input field

2000

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

228

reg_1

 Share of people living in car-free zone in all cities with urbanisation=1:

%

Input field

30

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

231

reg_2

 Changes to travel regulation: Share of

business trips replaced by telemeetings

%

Input field

50

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

194

reg_3

 Add. days worked from home (right HO)

% add. days

Input field

50

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

192, 195, 200

reg_4

 Incentives for local shops, edu. and recreational facilities (rural): add. POIs

%

Input field

33

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

200

reg_5

  1. a Refers to policy ID in the energy sufficiency database [13]. GZ refers to the page number in GermanZero [32]
  2. b No change in policy scenario (same as ref_35)
  3. c Max. limits per road category (specific OSM-based links can have lower limits)
  4. d Overlapping with others, excluded from policy package and sum