BluSmart, an Indian ride-sharing company, received carbon credit accreditation from Verra, a global non-profit corporation, making it the first mobility company in India to obtain carbon credits for the CO2 emission reductions achieved by its EV fleet from February 2020 to December 2021.
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The carbon consultant, Fair Climate Fund India, played a crucial role in estimating the carbon emissions for this project, enabling BluSmart to achieve this recognition in an exceptionally short timeframe. BluSmart’s primary objective is to promote large-scale decarbonization in the mobility sector, and it has already completed more than 300 million kilometers using all-electric vehicles, serving over 9.5 million fully electric trips.
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Anmol Singh Jaggi, CEO and Co-founder of BluSmart, expressed his thoughts on this accomplishment: “As the first mobility company in India to attain carbon credit accreditation, BluSmart reaffirms its commitment to the mission of large-scale decarbonization in the mobility sector. We will persist in our efforts to build a business that benefits both people and the planet.”
Currently, BluSmart operates a fleet of more than 5,000 EVs in two of India’s most populous urban megacities, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru.
