Do Uber and Lyft help the environment? We’re about to find out
Just how environmentally friendly are ride-hailing companies? Outside researchers want to figure it out, BetaBoston reports.
Proponents for the app-based services often claim they help to reduce private driving miles in urban areas, BetaBoston reports, but critics contend companies like Uber and Lyft encourage car use instead of more eco-friendly transport options, like bikes.
According to BetaBoston, experts from the University of California at Berkeley and the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Urban Solutions program have been allowed access to Uber and Lyft’s driver data to determine how much pollution the fleet of cars have produced.
The study will take place in major US cities where the companies offer both their ride-on-demand and carpooling options, BetaBoston reports. Researchers hope to release their findings by mid-2016.
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