Indimoto.com to launch 'Carpool India' drive

New Delhi, Sep 29: Leading auto portal and India's first carpool website www.indimoto.com, today announced the launch of a nationwide campaign -- 'Carpool India', on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, 2006.

''The primary purpose of this initiative is to create awareness about carpooling, its benefits for the environment and the commuter and to enable commuters to make carpools across India by using the free carpool matching site - Indimoto.com,'' Indimoto.com Founder and CEO Udit Bhandari said.

A carpool is an environmentally and financially sound alternative where commuters traveling on the same route or to the same destination, share a vehicle and travel together.

The primary benefits of carpooling include fuel saving, reduction of vehicular emissions, lowering of traffic and monetary savings for commuters.

To become a volunteer, individuals need to register via an email to [email protected], and once registered, each volunteer will be allocated 'tasks' according to his/her profile and time contribution.

On an average, a car driven for 100 kms in the city, consumes 10 liters of petrol which costs Rs 469 (Delhi) and release 23 kg of carbon (CO2) into the atmosphere which is the biggest cause of global warming, Mr Bhandari said.

UNI