Uber launches CO2 emission features on ‘Green’ rides – The Indian Express

Uber on Tuesday launched its “Emission Savings” feature aimed at allowing users to monitor how many kilograms of tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions they saved by riding in Uber Green vehicles. Uber Green is a service that offers electric vehicles instead of internal combustion engine vehicles.
The company said it launched the feature in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru in what it is calling “an attempt to nudge towards a behavioural shift to sustainable choices by informing riders about their contributions and encouraging them to embrace the low-emissions lifestyle.”
“We understand that often it is tough for people to realise exactly how much they contribute to the environment by taking a single ride in a vehicle running on sustainable energy. The scale of that impact is an important tool to have at their fingertips in order for them to make more informed decisions around sustainability in their day-to-day lives. Emission Savings is designed to do just that,” said Nitish Bhushan, Head of Central Operations, Uber India, in a press statement.
The new Emission Savings feature will also let users see an estimate of all the tailpipe emissions they saved to by tapping on “Estimated Co2 saved” button in the Account section of the app. The feature will also come with a graphic that will illustrate what their saved Co2 emissions are comparable to.
According to Uber, the emission savings are calculated based on the average when a user takes Uber Green instead of an Uber Premier trip of the same distance.

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