Quick Ride recorded 105 percent growth in carpools in Kolkata

The Bengaluru based startup entered the market in 2015 and has recorded a growth of 3X this year with an overall registered user base growing to 3.2 Million Users.

In the same period, Quick Ride has witnessed a 105% growth in the number of carpools in Kolkata facilitated by the company compared to 2018. Quick Ride users in Kolkata have shared xx rides with their fellow car-poolers and have prevented the release of 170 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2019 just by sharing vehicles. Kolkata users have also successfully shared 78000 rides with their fellow car-poolers in the city with the aim to reduce congestion and air pollution. Kolkata users have shared 700000 kilometres by car-pooling in the year 2019.

Car-pooling as a concept has gained momentum in metropolitan cities that are bogged down by traffic congestion and vehicular pollution. However, carpooling today stands out primarily because it is both affordable and environmentally sustainable, users of the application can assess and analyse their contribution to reducing their carbon foot print on the application.

Looking back at the company’s growth in the last one year, KNM Rao, Co-founder and CEO of Quick Ride said, “We are happy that commuters across various cities are now car-pooling to work daily. People have recognized the need to reduce the growing traffic congestion and air pollution in the country. The past one year has made be hopeful and instilled faith in the conscientious citizens to bring about detrimental changes in their consumption patterns. Technology has helped make this experience smooth and hassle-free which has contributed majorly to its popularity. Our goal is to reduce one million cars from the roads every day, and prevent at least 3000 tons of carbon emission every day by the end of 2020. With the support of our users, we will continue to expand across all the developing cities in India and propagate car-pooling as a mainstream mode of transportation.”