Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about ride-sharing to events on ecoTriver: how to book, how CO₂ is calculated, and how the platform works.
About ecoTriver
What is ecoTriver?
ecoTriver is a visitor travel platform for concerts, festivals, and sporting events across Europe. Fans travelling to the same event share cars instead of driving alone, and every completed ride calculates the CO₂ it saved from its distance and occupancy.
Is ecoTriver free to use?
Yes. Booking through ecoTriver costs nothing, neither for passengers nor for drivers. You split the fuel share fairly and directly between you; no money moves through the platform, and carpooling is never for profit. Organiser reporting, integrations and other services have individually agreed commercial terms.
Where does ecoTriver operate?
Primary coverage today is Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, with new cities added as events and demand appear. Any event in Europe can be added. The ride network scales with the audience.
How is the CO₂ impact calculated and checked?
Ride emissions use the official German Umweltbundesamt (UBA) TREMOD 2024 factor: 0.164 kg CO₂ per km per average passenger car. Round trips count both legs. The full, versioned methodology is public at /methodology and is aligned with GCCM007 and CSRD visitor-travel frameworks.
Do I need to download an app?
No. ecoTriver runs as a web app in any modern browser on desktop or mobile. No App Store or Play Store download required. You can install it to your home screen if you want a native-app feel.
Ridesharing to events
How booking a shared ride to a specific event works.
How do I book a ride to this event?
Browse open rides listed on this page, request a seat from the driver, and confirm in chat. Booking through ecoTriver is free; you split the fuel share fairly and directly.
What if there is no ride to this event yet?
Offer one yourself. You set the route, seats, and arrival time; passengers from your area can join within hours. Offering a ride is free, and you split the fuel share directly.
What is the CO₂ impact of attending by shared ride?
Each saved solo-driving trip avoids about 0.164 kg CO₂ per km per person (UBA TREMOD 2024). A car with four passengers avoids roughly 75% of the per-person emissions of driving alone.
Is ecoTriver safe for solo travellers?
Drivers and passengers are verified, profiles show ride history and ratings, and in-app chat never exposes personal contact details. Report and block tools are one tap away, and support is reachable via our contact page.
Organiser and venue questions
How ecoTriver plugs into your event, what it costs, and how the reporting is checked.
How does ecoTriver work for venues and festivals?
We plug into your event audience. Attendees find each other, share rides to the venue, and every shared seat produces measured travel data. You get the dashboard and a post-event report: attendee-travel data for your Scope 3 reporting, typically the largest and least-tracked part of an event's footprint, with the methodology, the emission-factor register and the data origin of every figure.
What does it cost for organisers?
The scope and commercial terms for organiser reporting, event integrations and tailored services are agreed individually. Tell us about your event, club or venue and the data you need, and we will prepare a proposal. Booking stays free for drivers and passengers; they settle any fuel share directly between themselves.
How reliable is the travel data?
Every figure comes from a ride somebody actually booked on your event page: origin, distance, and how many people were in the car. We apply the UBA 2024 TREMOD factor (0.164 kg CO₂ per km), the same source German regulators use. The methodology is public, versioned and GCCM007-aligned, and the travel data is structured along ESRS E1-6, from financial year 2027 E1-8.
Which event types and regions are supported?
Concerts, festivals, sporting events, running races, and private or corporate events. Primary coverage is Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, with ongoing expansion across Europe.
How long does onboarding take?
A single event can go live the same day once we have the date, location, and ticketing link. A venue-wide setup (we import your full event calendar so every show gets its own ride page) typically takes one to two weeks.