Urban Commuters Escape Fuel Price Hike by Carpooling

New Delhi, India, February 16, 2008 --(PR.com)-- India’s 1st carpool website, Indimoto.com has been a hit with commuters from urban Indian since its launch in 2006. The free to use website has enabled over 1500 people make carpools via its unique route matching technology which helps commuters find carpool partners travelling on their route and their time in a secure fashion and thereby reduce their fuel expenses. In a recent online survey conducted by Indimoto.com 87% people voted carpooling as the number one choice for reducing fuel expenses and would want to give it a shot. The maximum car-poolers on Indimoto.com are from Delhi & NCR followed by Mumbai and Bangalore and more and more are opting for the concept everyday. “Fuel prices are going only one way and that is up, having touched $100 a barrel the Government cannot subsidise it completely and the burden is being passed on to the public. Carpooling is an excellent tool to reduce the fuel expenses while reducing traffic, pollution, carbon emissions and increasing social interaction amongst like minded individuals. We are glad that Indimoto.com is being used by so many urban commuters to find carpool partners conveniently and are working towards promoting the concept further.’ said Udit Bhandari, Founder & CEO Indimoto.com.

Carpooling can help save up to 80% of urban commuters monthly fuel expenses with a minimum saving of 50% even if only two people share a car. Since public transport is not yet convenient and comfortable enough for most urban commuters, carpools are an excellent option to travel in comfort without spending a lot of money on precious fuel. It is also safe to carpool on Indimoto.com since commuters can invite responses to their ‘Carpool Wanted’ ads via a private mailbox, email or phone as per one’s comfort level. “Indimoto has been greatly appreciated by many commuters who have found carpool partners through the free to use website and are now saving a lot of fuel money each month. They have recommended the service to friends, colleagues and relatives who have propagated the concept further. With the recent fuel price hike, we are sure carpooling as a concept in India would attract a larger following.” said Bhandari of Indimoto.com. There is as yet no Government support for organised carpooling in India unlike developed countries like USA, Canada, Australia etc which have various incentives to promote ridesharing such as dedicated lanes for HOV (High Occupancy Vehicles), reserved parking lots and lower toll charges etc. With the advent of budget cars like the Tata Nano, fuel consumption, traffic, pollution and carbon emissions are bound to explode and carpools would make for a sensible option to reduce the damage.

About Carpools & Indimoto.com

Indimoto.com is India’s first online carpool classifieds which enables commuters to post carpool requests and also search for commuters travelling in their city, on their route and time, without any charge. Indimoto.com provides an efficient online mechanism to match commuters and form carpools across 130 Indian cities.

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