> People stopped walking, using bicycles, etc... Of course they did - it's inconvenient. > On average, ride-hailing trips generated far more traffic and 69% m

> People stopped walking, using bicycles, etc... Of course they did - it's inconvenient. > On average, ride-hailing trips generated far more traffic and 69% more carbon dioxide than the trips they displaced. Some points from the study that came up with that figure: (Bottom line up front: electrified ride-sharing can lower emissions by 70% compared to driving a combustion car and is a good solution) > A pooled ride-hailing trip shared between two passengers is similar in emissions to a private vehicle trip, and about 33 percent lower polluting than a non-pooled ride-hailing trip. Electrifying ride-hailing vehicles would dramatically improve the climate emissions of ride-hailing trips. An electric ride-hailing trip would cut emissions by about 50 percent compared to a private vehicle trip; a pooled, electric ride-hailing trip would lower emissions by nearly 70 percent compared to a private vehicle trip (or about 79 percent compared with a non-pooled ride-hailing trip). > On average, bus and rail travel have lower carbon emissions than car travel in either a private vehicle or in a pooled or non-pooled ride-hailing vehicle. However, using ride-hailing to connect to transit can be a good low-carbon choice. For example, a pooled ride-hailing trip connecting to the train, where the ride-hailing trip is a quarter of the total trip length, can be more than 50 percent less polluting than a private vehicle trip.