jakegreenbergbell/greenride

Google Maps, but with a CO2 emissions calculator that takes the route, car, and number of passengers to show how much CO2 each person is emitting to inspire more environmentally conscious traveling.

GreenRide

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Hack on the Hill 2022.

Our Vision

We've all heard of it before. Carbon emissions are bad for our globe!

But how easy is it to see how our everyday commute contributes to carbon emissions? Without an easy-to-use interface that provides tangible, customized feedback based on your travel method and routes, it's hard to know how we affect our local environments.

Greenride brings dynamic emissions and environmental metrics right where you need it most - on your maps, next to the routes you travel every day.

We want to make it easy for each individual to see how their daily commute affects their environment. And so we introduce to you... GREENRIDE!

Founding Fathers

• Jake Greenberg-Bell
• Bryson Xiao
• Kyle Pu

References

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle#:~:text=typical%20passenger%20vehicle%3F-,A%20typical%20passenger%20vehicle%20emits%20about%204.6%20metric%20tons%20of,8%2C887%20grams%20of%20CO2.

https://www.inspirecleanenergy.com/blog/clean-energy-101/average-american-carbon-footprint

• Has some stats on CO2 released per gallon of gasoline
• Can use as a starting point for customization of output based on car type
• Has info on other types of vehicle emissions

https://www.epa.gov/compliance-and-fuel-economy-data/data-cars-used-testing-fuel-economy

• Has stats on grams of CO2 per gallon of a bunch of different cars

https://github.com/Zenigma/emission_tracker_treehacks

• Took data file carData.js from this repo
• Data file originally from the same epa sources listed above

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55424790/how-i-draw-a-route-with-react-google-maps-component

• MapDirectionsRenderer component source code from here
  • Transformed this component into a functional component so we could use useEffect and force a re-render every time the longitude or latitude of source or destination changed

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3251609/how-to-get-total-driving-distance-with-google-maps-api-v3

• For driving distance and duration extraction

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54069253/usestate-set-method-not-reflecting-change-immediately

• A lesson well learned on React state updates

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/overview

• Places API

https://tailwindcss.com/

• Tailwinds

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3251609/how-to-get-total-driving-distance-with-google-maps-api-v3

• Helped us find relevant data structures for distance and duration calculations

https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html

• React Context Tutorial

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/car-emissions-global-warming#:~:text=Our%20personal%20vehicles%20are%20a,for%20every%20gallon%20of%20gas.

• Global warming warning and its relations to personal transportation

greenride's Issues

Los Angeles to New York distance is 2 miles

Look into why the distance for some travels like LA to NY are inaccurate.