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Green is the New Black; Lyft Expands their EV Offerings

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 8 months ago

Image Credit: Lyft.com

 

Recently, it seems like Uber and Lyft are in a tight race to be the first rideshare platform to reach 100% Electric Vehicles. Both rideshare companies have stated that they plan to be fully EV within the US by the end of 2030. Uber just announced a new partnership with bp to help transition drivers to sustainable vehicles and Lyft is expanding their “Green” business mode to more cities across the country.

“We’ve seen an explosion of interest in EVs — and once a driver or rider gets into an EV, they’re more likely to prefer them …

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Tips for getting around during Coachella 2023

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 8 months ago

April has arrived and that means it’s time for one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Coachella! For the next 3 weekends, hundreds of thousands of concert goers will descend onto the California dessert for a weekend of music, fashion, and food. While Coachella is planned out quite well, the simple demand for transportation and increased traffic can make ordering an Uber or Lyft tricky. Here are our tops tips for ensuring your Coachella weekend and transportation needs go as smoothly as possible.

 

Uber & Lyft at Coachella

While you are on the music festival grounds keep in …

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An All-Inclusive List of Lyft Ride Types 2023

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 9 months ago

Lyft has come quite a long way from originally having only one ride hail option to now having over 10 different options to suite everyone’s needs. While some ride types are only available in select cities, almost every city will have at least 3 different options to choose from. For fare estimates and a list of available ride types in your cities, visit our RideGuru Fare Calculator. 

 

Current List and Descriptions of Lyft Ride Options (according to Lyft.com)

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Uber’s New Redesign, Explained

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 9 months ago


 


Uber loves to constantly update their app and this week they announced a brand new redesign of their user interface. This is the first rollout in a series of updates that Uber has planned for the new design of their app. Here is what you will see if you login today:

 

A New Homescreen

 

Uber has simplified their homescreen design to make it easier to navigate between rides and deliveries. They have also added a new “Services” tab as a “one stop shop to find all of the rides and delivery offerings available in your city – from a nearby …

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How to Sign up and Order an Ola Car in 2023

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 10 months ago

Need help signing up and ordering your first Ola car? In this article we will walk you through how to sign up for Ola and order an Ola car via the Ola app.


How to Sign Up for Ola

1. First download the Ola app from the app store.

Download Uber App

2. Create Your Ola account

Create Ola Account

At this point in time in order to create your account you will need to enter in a mobile phone number that has an Indian or Australian country code. To switch the country code from India to Australia, click on the Indian Flag icon.


3. Add …
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