Cleaner kilometres for one city, then the rest.
We went electric because Georgetown’s air deserves it, and because the math works.
The numbers, honestly.
Every claim on this page is backed by a documented calculation. Nothing is modelled more optimistically than we’re willing to defend in public.
Compared to the fleet we’re replacing
Per-km emissions benchmarked against the weighted average of vehicles currently providing ride services in Georgetown.
Guyana’s grid intensity, today
Upstream emissions from electricity generation are counted at the national grid intensity published by the Guyana Power & Light, rather than assumed to be zero.
Avoided CO₂, from real kilometres
We do not publish a forecast. Every electric kilometre driven on GuyWay is compared with the same trip in the average fuel-powered taxi on Georgetown’s roads, and the difference is counted as avoided CO₂ using the grid factor above.
We also express the total in a way people can picture: the CO₂ absorbed by mature Guyana rainforest trees, based on an average tropical-primary-forest sequestration of ~30 kg CO₂ per tree per year.
First figure in the impact report after the first full year of operations, then recalculated each year against actual kilometres driven and the published grid factor.
A legacy fleet is a trap.
Most ride networks electrify slowly because they are dragging a diesel balance sheet. We don’t have one. Starting clean means lower operating cost, no transition pain, and measurable impact from the first trip.
- Zero tailpipe emissionsEvery GuyWay trip is a zero-tailpipe trip.
- Cheaper energy per kmElectricity costs ~⅓ of fuel per km. That is the biggest running cost of a taxi, cut at the source.
- Fewer parts, fewer breakdownsEV drivetrains have a fraction of the maintenance points.
Clean rides, real opportunity.
Drivers who keep the fare
GuyWay drivers are independent transport operators. They rent a GuyWay Tesla on a slot package (days, nights or weekends) and the fare belongs to them. GuyWay collects it as their payment agent, deducts the published charges, and sends a monthly statement that shows every line.
Trained before they drive
Every driver completes the safety induction and EV training in person, with our team in Georgetown, before their first commercial trip.
Safe by design
GPS-tracked trips, in-app SOS, live trip share, and a confidential channel to raise safety concerns.
Publish the numbers. Let people check.
Impact report
Total electric km driven, avoided CO₂, and driver net balance (median) from monthly statements, published as a public PDF.
In-app counter
Each rider will see their personal avoided CO₂, trip by trip. Not in the app yet. It follows the first published methodology.
Scope 3 exports
Per-ride emission data for GuyWay for Business accounts, so travel can be counted in ESG filings. Still on the roadmap, with nothing delivered yet.
Where the electrons come from.
An EV is only as clean as the grid behind it. This is how we think about charging, with the trade-offs left visible.
Private depot charging
Vehicles charge overnight at our Providence depot, on the Guyana Power & Light grid. Hours chosen to sit outside peak demand.
Solar-backed depot
Pilot on-site solar at the depot, with grid top-up. The target is to offset a meaningful share of daily charging load with local generation.
Driver home charging
For approved drivers, subsidised home charger installs. Clean energy closer to where drivers live, and less dead-heading to the depot.
Sustainability questions, answered.
The methodology behind GuyWay's emissions numbers, in plain language. More context on our About page and for corporates on Business.
Per-trip tailpipe emissions are zero because the fleet is 100% electric. Well-to-wheel emissions are calculated using Guyana's published grid-mix factor and vehicle-specific energy use per kilometre (kWh/km). The full methodology is on this page.
The fleet is all-electric Tesla Model 3, sourced through national and international EV distributors and financed through Guyanese financial institutions.
GuyWay vehicles charge at our own depot at Providence, on the East Bank Demerara corridor south of Georgetown, overnight and outside peak grid hours. We add charging capacity as the fleet grows.
Guyana's grid is transitioning from heavy fuel oil to natural gas through the national Gas-to-Energy project, which is coming online now. Because GuyWay operates through that transition, it calculates well-to-wheel emissions using the gas-to-energy grid factor (~0.33 kg CO₂/kWh) and updates it annually as GPL publishes actual data.
Yes. GuyWay commits to an annual transparency report starting the first full year of operation, covering emissions avoided, charging energy delivered, and fleet composition. Our Safety page has the matching commitment on incident reporting.
Lower cost per kilometre for drivers (electric energy is roughly one third the cost of fuel), cleaner air in Georgetown, quieter streets, and alignment with Guyana's low-carbon development strategy. Electric from the first trip avoids the expensive retrofit of a legacy diesel fleet.
Cleaner rides.
Starting now.
Every ride is electric. Download the app and go.