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Carpooling By Monica Ayala. Click to add text.
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Summary:. Carpooling is the concept of sharing your car to accommodate more than one person at a time, eliminating the need for riders to drive themselves in separate vehicles..
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Benefits/Facts. No implementation costs ($0) Reduces emissions by 4.2–7.7 gigatons of carbon dioxide while saving US$2.8–5.2 trillion in operating costs In one year, the average passenger car consumes 550 gallons of gas and emits: 80 pounds of hydrocarbons 606 pounds of carbon monoxide 41 pounds of nitrogen oxides 10,000 pounds of carbon dioxide.
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Solution: Rideshare Companies. Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated.
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Looking for a great reason to Rideshare?. The average household uses 1,143 gallons of gas per year. Driving your car 20,800 miles a year emits 23,600 lbs of CO2. It is expected that the number of cars and trucks on already crowded highways will double in the next 30 years. The US could save 33 million gallons of gas each day if the average commuting vehicle carried one additional person..
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Discussion Question:. Considering the current gas prices that average about ($6/gallon), what kind of effect do you think it has on Carpooling?.