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Press Releases
Press Releases
12th April 2006 Indimoto.com India's 1st Carpool Website Launched
6th June 2006
Commuters Beat the Fuel Price Hike, Go Carpooling on Indimoto.com
4th August 2006
Indimoto.com Announces the Results of 1st Indian Carpool Survey
Carpool to Save the Environment and Reduce Traffic while Saving Money
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 -- (Business Wire India)
Are you tired of traffic jams, increasing air pollution and ever increasing fuel prices? Do you want to do something about all this?
Now you can by forming a carpool. Indimoto has launched Indimoto.com (www.indimoto.com)
an auto classifieds site which is also India's first carpool matching site. A
carpool or rideshare is an arrangement wherein people share their vehicles
with other carpoolers and commute together. The objective behind Indimoto.com
was to build an auto classifieds site where users can buy and sell cars and
bikes, auto products and services, search for auto events, auto clubs and
carpools. Our carpool matching service is the first of its kind in India and
through it we wish to enable commuters to easily form carpools and enjoy its
benefits while contributing to saving the environment" says Udit Bhandari, founder & CEO Indimoto.com.
According to Udit
"Carpools make lot of sense because you save money by sharing fuel costs, vehicle maintenance cost & parking fee, you save the environment by saving fuel and reducing harmful exhaust gases while reducing traffic congestion. By carpooling you also expand your network of friends/contacts". Indimoto.com allows users to search carpool offers and requests in his/her city, and also start ones own carpool by posting a free ad in the carpool section.
"With growing air pollution levels in our metro cities, manic traffic jams and increasing burden of fuel prices on commuter's wallets, there are only two alternatives, public transport or carpools. Public transport infrastructure is not yet a comfortable and logical alternative to private transport for many urban commuters and that's
where carpools come in. Also carpools generate a sense of community and caring
for your environment" says Udit. Carpools are a common phenomenon in the developed world often supported by city and state government for the many advantages they offer. Indimoto.com has taken the initiative in India wants to make it a habit amongst Indian commuters.
Commuters Beat the Fuel Price Hike, Go Carpooling on Indimoto.com
New Delhi, India, June 06, 2006 -- (Business Wire India)
In the wake of steep price hike of petrol and diesel, India�s first carpool matching website Indimoto.com has become a big hit with commuters burdened by high fuel prices. Since its launch in April 2006 Indimoto.com (www.indimoto.com) has helped hundreds of commuters in forming carpools across India. Most of the carpool ads are being posted by commuters from big cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore where traffic congestion is high and commuters are aware of carpools as a good alternative to private transport. By forming carpools commuters can share a vehicle and travel together, thereby saving on fuel and vehicle maintenance costs. A car owner who drives alone to work can share his/her car with one, two or three people traveling on the same route and easily reduce his/her monthly fuel expense by 50-75% with everyone sharing the fuel costs.
On Indimoto.com commuters are able to post their own carpool ads in the carpool section or search for ads according to city, area and pin code thereby getting sharp and accurate results, all for free. There is also a privacy option where users can hide personal information and manage responses to their carpool ads via the online mailbox itself, this is a useful feature for women who want a carpool but are hesitant of putting their contact information online.
I used to drive my car 50 kilometers daily to and fro work and was spending Rs.6000 on petrol every month, it was burning a hole in my pocket. I heard of Indimoto.com carpool website and was able to match up with two executives who stay close to my home and travel to the same business park, now we share the fuel expense and I pay only Rs. 2000 a month, that's
a huge monthly saving for me says Vaibhav a carpooler from Gurgaon. Carpools also contribute greatly to environmental preservation since lesser vehicles on the road means less air pollution and traffic congestion. Vehicular emissions are a major cause for global warming and also many pollution related ailments.
According to Udit Bhandari, Founder & CEO Indimoto.com
"Carpools are a very sensible alternative to private and public transport and
its major benefits include fuel saving, reduction in environmental pollution,
decongestion of urban roads and monetary savings for the commuters. Also
carpools generate a sense of community and caring for your environment". Carpools are a common phenomenon in the developed world, often supported by city and state government for the many advantages they offer. Indimoto.com has taken the initiative in India and is promoting the message
"it's cool to pool"!
Indimoto.com Announces the Results of 1st Indian Carpool Survey
New Delhi, India (BWI) August 4th 2006
Indimoto.com a leading auto classifieds portal and India's 1st carpool website has announced the results of a recently conducted survey of car-poolers across India. The first of its kind survey has revealed interesting facts about commuters who have adopted carpooling (ride sharing) a relatively new concept in India. Since its launch in April 2006 more than 300 commuters have been able to find carpool matches via the site and as a result are saving an average of Rs.1500 per person on monthly fuel & commuting expenses while reducing pollution and traffic on choked city roads.
The survey results indicate that maximum car-poolers belong to New Delhi ( 53%) with Mumbai second at 26%. 91% of the car-poolers are male and a majority (85%) are between 26-45 years of age. 81% of the car-poolers are employed in the private sector and 44% have a monthly income of over Rs.50000. A majority (83%) own cars and 56% own bikes, 35% of the car-poolers spend more than Rs.5000 per month on commuting. The primary reason for car-pooling was cost saving (62%) followed by traffic reduction (38%) and fuel saving (33%).
To view the complete survey report visit http://www.indimoto.com/carpoolsurvey.pdf
Indimoto.com albeit being a full fledged auto portal is dedicated towards propagating the noble cause of carpools across the country and this survey is a step to understand the profile of the car-poolers
in terms of gender, age, geo location, occupation, income, vehicle ownership,
monthly fuel expense & opinion on the benefits of carpools. Mr. Udit Bhandari,
Founder & CEO Indimoto.com said "This survey is a part of our commitment towards
promoting car-pooling in India. We wanted to understand the profile of commuters
who have opted for carpools by posting free listings on Indimoto.com and gauge
their opinion on the concept. The results of this survey will enable us to
better target our promotional activities and reach a larger base of commuters
who stand to benefit immensely".
The site Indimoto.com which was launched in April 2006 is establishing itself as a leading auto portal with an array of services for used car & bike sellers, buyers, dealers and auto enthusiasts and at the same time is promoting car-pooling by offering free carpool listings. Potential car-poolers can register themselves on the site for free and list their carpool wanted ad with details like origin, destination, pin code, to & fro timing, ride wanted/offered and many other options. On the other hand one can also search currently active listings according to the many advanced search options which provide accurate matches.
Indimoto.com has also revealed interesting trends in the used vehicles market
place. Listings for used cars and bikes on the site are growing as is the
traffic of used vehicle buyers scouting for the best deals on wheels. The site
claims to be the easiest to use auto classifieds site in India and is focused
on establishing itself as the most comprehensive auto portal. Talking of
future plans, Mr. Bhandari said "We have ambitious plans for the business and
want to make Indimoto.com the most preferred online automotive resource.
Increasing penetration of the Internet and the growing used car and bike
market in India presents a fantastic opportunity for growth in the online auto
classifieds vertical and we intend to capitalize on that".
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