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from the to-make-the-cars-green,-they-used-copious-amounts-of-paint dept.
Lyft passengers will soon be able to request a ride in an electric or hybrid vehicle when they're planning a trip.
The ride-hailing company is launching the feature first in Seattle and then in other cities. The option will show up when passengers are choosing between available Lyft vehicles and it will not cost more for riders than traveling in a car with an internal combustion engine.
Lyft is also rolling out electric vehicles in Seattle and Atlanta in the fleet of cars that it rents to Lyft drivers who don't own their own vehicles.
The company met with driver and rider groups in the Pacific Northwest and "the number one thing on the list for passengers and for drivers was green vehicles," said Jon McNeill, chief operating officer of Lyft.
Does requesting an electric car reduce your personal carbon footprint that much after having flown into town on a 747?
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:36PM
Yes. It reduces your carbon footprint by the same amount regardless of whether you flew beforehand or not.
Also, is there some evidence that most Lyft users are travelling when they use the service? Is it ok to use the service if we're not travelling?
Personally, we use it more at home than abroad but only because we're not abroad as much as we'd like to be.