With almost 1,000 airport shuttles in operation, the regulation is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 500,000 metric tons, with a beneficial economic impact for shuttle fleets owners of an estimated $30 million in reduced fuel and maintenance costs.
According to 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics data, commuter vanpools are one of the safest modes of public transportation when compared to motor bus, light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, and demand-response services.
Green Commuter is an all-electric vanpool provider based in California that offers vanpooling, carsharing, shuttle service, and fleet replacement.
The ride-hailing company says weakening the standards will hurt its business, as it needs automakers to produce fuel efficient vehicles en masse.
The introduction of the car club is an extension of a long-term program where Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicles have been used to lower business mileage, reduce emissions, and improve air quality.
As the leading player of the car rental industry in Europe, with a fleet of more than 350,000 vehicles, Europcar believes that reducing its environmental impact is a collective responsibility.
As part of MoreRentalCars.Com ongoing campaign, 10% of profits will be donated to the Environmental Defense Fund each quarter.
This new offering goes beyond traditional car rental in Singapore to provide commercial vehicles on a short-term daily rental or lease, as well as hybrid vehicles on lease all through a one-stop solution.
Getaround claims that for every 1,000 cars shared on its platform, roughly 100 million pounds of carbon dioxide are offset.
In San Francisco, it’s estimated that TNC companies produce the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as 100,000 households produce in a year.