Carpooling
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Carpooling.com has become Europe's largest carpooling network since being founded in 2001 in Munich. It is present in 9 countries and 7 languages, and has over 3 million registered users who can find and offer rides. The service allows people to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions by sharing rides.
Carpooling
- 2. carpooling.com no.1 in EuropE Created in Munich in 2001, carpooling.com has quickly become Europe’s no.1 carpooling network. Present in 9 countries (Germany, 3,397,938 REGISTERED France, Poland, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Greece) USERS and available in 7 languages, the site brings people who want to share a ride together. great Britain www.carpooling.co.uk • launched in July 2010 poland www.carpooling.pl • launched in March 2010 UK DE PL France www.carpooling.fr • launched in May 2010 FR AT CH italy IT www.carpooling.it • launched in April 2010 ES Spain www.conduzco.es GR • launched in December 2010 greece www.pamemazi.gr • launched in December 2009 press contact: [email protected] - tel +49 (0) 89 28 77 80 44 0
- 3. How doEs it work? CO2 CO2 € CO2 € click ride save with just a few clicks, drivers can ride the way you choose to: Sharing makes the ride a lot offer available seats and passen- pick the driver or passenger you cheaper and more sustainable gers can find or book a ride. want to travel with (e.g. only top for everyone. The price and carbon rated users, women-only), how emissions are reduced by the num- You can access the service from much space and comfort you need, ber of people traveling together. anywhere - a computer, a mobile where you want to meet and what phone or a social network. you are willing to pay. example: instead of paying 45€ for gas to drive from Cologne to Paris As a reasonably priced alter- alone (or 100€ by train), you take 2 native, we also offer selected rides passengers and pay 15€ only. in buses, trains and planes. “it‘s easy“ press contact: [email protected] - tel +49 (0) 89 28 77 80 44 0
- 4. wHat carpooling.com Has acHiEvEd by now 2 Million users 630,000 24 Million CO2 tons of every month CO carpools 2 CO2 carbon emissions avoided 750 million Euros saved 90,000 km Thousands of by drivers of avoided friendships and traffic + 10 weddings passengers 20 Euros 15,000 4,85 minimum per downloads out of € driver for a of mobile app 5 stars - 200 km ride per month average rating of a ride press contact: [email protected] - tel +49 (0) 89 28 77 80 44 0
- 5. wHat our usErs likE about us “I can always “I travel safe” find a ride“ • Not a single serious problem reported in the last 10 years • Easy access to Europe´s largest carpooling network: • The few customer service emails we receive are about more than 600,000 rides are available at any time to forgotten phones or occasional late arrivals 5,000 cities in 45 countries • The handling of personal data is secure and confidential • Free registration and entry of offers and requests • Women-only rides, ID authentification and User-ratings • Regular monitoring of rides guarantee reliable allow users to choose who they want to ride with transport • Access from anywhere: Internet, Mobile, Facebook and other social networks € “I pay less • Bus/Train/Plane alternatives for transport” • Carpooling is usually the cheapest way to go “I meet people I like” from one place to another • Multiple ways to choose who to ride with: via user profile, user rating, specific criteria, common interests, Facebook • Sharing allows people to connect and help “I protect the planet” each other out • The more people carpool, the less traffic on the roads, and the more pleasant for everyone • Built-in carbon calculator helps reduce carbon emissions sHarE tHE ridE bEcausE wE all sHarE tHE planEt press contact: [email protected] - tel +49 (0) 89 28 77 80 44 0
- 6. our tEam originally founded by 3 german MBa students, the team is now comprised of 30 employees who speak 12 different languages. They have very different backgrounds and yet they all share the same goal: to offer a new, sustainable transport alternative to all. The company keeps a strong “startup” spirit - with flexibility and happiness at its core. mEEt us www.carpooling.co.uk www.carpooling.pl www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de www.mitfahrzentrale.de www.carpooling.com www.mitfahrgelegenheit.ch www.carpooling.fr www.mitfahrgelegenheit.at www.conduzco.es www.carpooling.it www.pamemazi.gr press contact: [email protected] - tel +49 (0) 89 28 77 80 44 0