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Several challenges are ongoing in the Commute Greener app. For example join the global challenge from GSOPlay, and you will have the chance to get free music downloads, win concert tickets and other prizes from the digital concert hall of Gothenburg Symphony. The Volvo Group support sustainable transportation solutions and top ten winners in their challenge will be rewarded with great commuting gears. If you live in Gothenburg you can join the mat.se challenge and when you have 100 points you get 100 SEK in discount when shopping on line at mat.se.

If you think this is a great idea and a new user, follow these simple steps:

1. Download and install the app from App Store or Googgle Play and log in with you Facebook credentials (or create an account).

2. Set your commuting pattern in the “baseline wizard” that automatically starts after you installed the app, i.e. how and when you travelling and your home and work address (note: don’t forget to confirm your baseline).

3. Go to main menu and scroll down to “Challenges”, select a challenge, and join it!

4. Now start climbing the Leaderboard and compete in the challenges! Make improvements in your daily traveling and start collecting points. For example, you leave your car and take the bus one day, and you will get 16 points each way.  

Further questions contact: support.CommuteGreener@volvo.com. For companies and organisations interesting in setting up your own challenge, please contact: CommuteGreener@volvo.com.

Get going and commute smarter!

/Karin

See this short introduction to the Facebook app and get inspired to rest the car and make improvements in your daily travelling! In the app you get points for all your greener journeys to work, points that you can redeem to real-life awards. Or why not join one of the challenges? For example the one from GSOPlay, and you will have the chance to get free music downloads, win concert tickets and other prizes from the digital concert hall of Gothenburg Symphony.
Download the app from App Store or Google Play or find it on Facebook.
Please contact support if you have further questions.
/Karin

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An short tip from Guest blogger Jessica Gold, thanks a lot!

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has for a long time been a very bicycle friendly city. Have a look at a New York Times report about how commuters take greener ways. Pedaling to work on their very own superhighway.

More than 20 of these superhighways in and around Copenhagen contribute to taking Danes on further steps on the right way.

Good morning to all our fellow commuters. It’s Monday again and we have another week ahead of us filled with work and all sorts. I know Monday morning can be a little bit tough on all of us after the weekend but today is a special day. It’s Earth Day and what better way to celebrate Earth Day if not with Commute Greener?

Let’s create our own daily spontaneous challenge today.  I challenge you all to park your car and use other forms of transportation. Why not have a little bit more fun and wear a green sweater to work today or shoes (I hear neon colors are popular these days).

The reward? Simply knowing that you’ve done well for yourself, your children, your planet and set an example for the generations to come.  The added bonus is that Commute Greener rewards you with prizes for you’re awesome improvements.

The first step is easy, simply Sign up or download the app from Apple Store or Google Play to get going and for those of you who already use Commute Greener, keep making those improvements. You guys rock, we see and appreciate what you are all doing.

Happy Monday

Hello in the world of open innovation, and as a termporary reference to httlp://developers.commutegreenerinfo.com and Open API docs

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The end of Earth Hour Challenge.

We’ve reached the final day of the earth hour challenge and we are so thankful to all of those who participated . We want to congratulate those who won again, Maxim, Björn and Lars, you’ve done a great job and to all other participants remember that you too are winners. Certainly the kids in Brazil at Fundacao Solidaridade will be happy for further contributions as well. The Commute Greener team appreciates all of you and hope that we continue to work together for a better and greener planet. For more information about the Earth Hour challenge, click here.

Keep up your good green commuting and don’t forget to join our other ongoing challenges in the facebook app, such as, GSOPlay (Gothenburg Symphony), Volvo Group and more. If you are a new user, just download the free application from Apple Store for iPhones and Google Play for Androids, or find it on Facebook Appcenter.

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Last Saturday, on Earth Hour, we had a lottery among the participants in our Earth Hour Challenge. As announced on facebook earlier this week the lucky winner was Maxim Nenkov. Maxim is a student, studying physics, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Maxim lives in student dorm close to city center and enjoy all aspects of student life. He also enjoy nature, photography, cars, going out on Friday night and quiet nights in his room and biking with friends at Delsjö and Botaniska when it’s warm enough.

- “I like the idea of the app and I like that Volvo supports the idea of sustainable commuting and that you can get points for that. ” says Maxim.

The prize he will get for his commuting improvements in the Earth Hour Challenge is a backpack from the Volvo Group,  may be good for carrying all your physics literature…..Congrats again Maxim, hope you appreciate the prize. We will also send you a unique Commute Greener sticker, since you like to cover your bike with stickers! We will soon announce more winners, stay updated at facebook it may be you!

The Earth Hour Challenge is ongoing until April 2nd, so it’s still possible to join the challenge and have a chance to be a winner.

Download the free application from Apple Store for iPhones and Google Play for Androids or find it on facebook. On your Commute Greener profile, go to “Your challenges” in the upper right corner, click on the Earth Hour challenge and click the “Join” option. Now start commuting greener, receive points for your improvements and be a winner!

Happy Easter and Commute Greener!

/Karin

In the past few weeks our Commute Greener team has been working on an exciting new project connected to an upcoming environmental event. Can you guess what event we have in mind? It’s the Earth Hour! This year it will be happening on Saturday, 23^rd March between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. local time , so don’t forget to switch off your lights! This is done every year all over the world to make people reflect on the need of taking actions on climate change.

We propose that you take your actions straight away. Commute Greener application is a tool that can help you to contribute to a greener planet on a daily basis, by encouraging you to commute to work in more environmental ways.

On the occasion of Earth Hour we have created a special challenge that  will be active for two weeks, between 18^th March and 1^st April. This time all active participants (with more than zero points) will have a chance to be rewarded for their efforts, since we’ll randomly choose winners between them. We really want you to encourage your friends, family and colleagues to join the challenge, not only for a good cause and fun, but also to increase everyone’s chances to win commuter gear! The entry goal starts already at 30 participants, and when there are more there will be more rewards. Furthermore, there are kids with special needs in Brazil that will get a better situation thanks to a bus ride. So please invite your fellow commuters, join the Earth Hour challenge and commute greener!

Download the free application from Apple Store for iPhones and Google Play for Androids. Or use it through facebook Appcenter. On your Commute Greener profile go to “Your challenges” in the upper right corner, click on the Earth Hour challenge and tick the “Join” option. Now start commuting greener and receive points for your improvements. Good luck!

To learn more about the Earth Hour please visit http://earthhour.org/ . If you would like to have a look at the global challenges created in the “I will if you will” spirit go to http://www.earthhour.org/iwill . If you would like to support WWF join our WWF challenge on Commute Greener and influence our contribution to its Swedish branch.

Do you know that it’s possible to join challenges in Commute Greener facebook app? A challenge is sponsored by a company or an organisation who want to reward you for your improvements to a greener everyday travelling. You get points for every improvement you make, points that you can redeem to nice prizes and offers from our sponsors.  The WWF challenge is ongoing and this week we just re-started the global Volvo Group challenge and the local mat.se challenge.

Join the WWF challenge and you have the possibility to contribute to the organisations many initiative and actions against climate change. Be one of the first top ten in the Volvo Group challenge you can win prizes that make your daily commuting more comfortable. Or for you living in Gothenburg, Sweden,  join the local mat.se challenge and get 100 SEK in discount when you by food from them. We will soon release new challenges, like us at Facebook and stay updated.

The application is free and can be downloaded from Apple Store for iPhones and Google play for Androids or you can fint it on on facebook Appcenter.

Are you a company or organisation who want to know more about challenges and valuable campaigns? Find more information at www.CommuteGreener.com or contact CommuteGreener@volvo.com.

Commute Greener!

Karin