alt Hacker News> Are taxis/ubers really better for the environment than a personal car?
They are worse. When they have no passengers, they still are driving around.
> Are taxis/ubers really better for the environment than a personal car?
They are worse. When they have no passengers, they still are driving around.
> When they have no passengers, they still are driving around
You're ignoring the environmental impact of parking. Also, Ubers by and large aren't aimlessly driving around. That's taxis. (Where TNCs fail is in their deadheading costs [1].)
[1] https://www.cmu.edu/ambassadors/december-2021/pdf/bloomberg_...