Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Since the most fuel-e昀케cient route will vary by engine and emissions. We also show which models qualify in type, drivers using eco-friendly routing in Europe, Egypt, the U.S. under the latest government rebate programs Providing sustainable transpo爀琀ation the U.S., and Canada can now select their engine type— designed to help make EVs a more a昀昀ordable option. For options petrol or gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric vehicle (EV)—in people considering a new bike or scooter, in select Asian order to get the best route and most accurate fuel or countries, Search provides information such as range, Global search interest in “sustainable transpo爀琀” FIGURE 5 energy e昀케ciency estimates. speed, and price for electric bikes and scooters.  37 reached a 15-year high in 2022. Transpo爀琀ation relies Eco-friendly routing When EV owners search for “EV charging” on Google  38 more heavily on fossil fuels than any other sector. Electric vehicles Maps, they’ll see charging stations nearby with charger This is why, for people in most high-income countries, availability displayed in some cases. People with a car changing travel pa琀琀erns is a high-impact way to reduce that has Google Maps built in are routed to the most EVs accounted for nearly 14% of new global car sales in their footprint. We’ve added several features across our  41 2022, and global search interest for “electric vehicles” convenient charging location based on factors like tra昀케c, products to allow people to more easily make sustainable  42 charge levels, and charger speed. By the end of 2022, reached an all-time high in 2022. travel and transpo爀琀ation decisions. Google Maps included nearly 300,000 EV charging locations globally. Eco-friendly routing For people considering purchasing a new vehicle, we want to make it easy to understand when switching to a In the Waze app, individuals can also 昀椀nd compatible hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for them. Search A simple thing everyone can do to reduce emissions is charging stations along their route. Thanks to local map can help people 昀椀gure out how much they can save by use existing vehicles more e昀케ciently. Global searches for editors from our Waze Community, EV data is reviewed going electric by providing fuel savings estimates and “how to save fuel when driving” have increased by information about how similar cars compare in range and updated in real time to provide the most accurate,  39 60% between 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we launched eco- comprehensive information. friendly routing in Google Maps to help people get to their destinations as quickly as possible while minimizing fuel or ba琀琀ery consumption (see Figure 5). By building AI models on the emissions pro昀椀le of diverse vehicle types, this feature leverages insights from the U.S. Depa爀琀ment of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and data from the European Environment Agency to optimize fuel-e昀케cient route choices. In 2022, we expanded eco-friendly routing to Canada and nearly 40 European countries, as well as in Egypt ahead of COP-27. As of the end of 2022, it’s estimated to have helped prevent more than 1.2 million metric tons of carbon emissions since launch—equivalent to taking approximately 250,000 fuel-based cars o昀昀 the road for  40 a year. An EV plugged in at a charging station. Finding a place to charge your EV is easy with Google Maps. 17