Exploring Life & Business with Raven Hernandez of Earth Rides

Today we’d like to introduce you to Raven Hernandez. Them and their team share their story with us below:

Raven Hernandez wasn’t always healthy. Just as she was entering law school in Malibu, California, she found herself very, very ill and the view of smog rising from Los Angeles International Airport was simply a sickening sight.

She decided to heal herself, changing her lifestyle and eating better, which led to her and her husband thinking about trying to make the world a little healthier with fewer carbon emissions. The result? Going back to her hometown of Nashville, Tenn. and last October, launching Earth Rides—a ride share company where every vehicle is a battery electric car.

The reason we started it is to make healthy cool again. We’re removing the emissions out of the transportation equation.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
There is a challenge in the market with competitors having large parts of market share, but there is opportunity for a heightened experience and us offer 100% electric, carbon-free, affordable rides as helped us garner a great demand in our initial city launch.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Earth Rides is a female-owned, 100% electric ride-hail company offering carbon-free rides in Teslas from Point A to Point B. Earth services on demand rides but also allows scheduled rides up to seven days in advance. Earth owns the entire fleet and employs drivers. Drivers are FBI background checked and fingerprinted prior to hiring.

In the first eight months of operations, Earth has transported over 40,000 passengers and reduced 40 tons of carbon. The early success can be attributed to 100+ strategic partnerships including Patagonia Nashville, Lipscomb University IDEAL Program, and many four and five star hotels.

We’re also now live in Austin for our 2nd market and will open our third market Q4 of this year.

Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
Earth Rides has allowed early adopters and retail investors to invest via an equity crowdfund on WeFunder, raising 660K in funding in four weeks. www.wefunder.com/earthrides

Contact Info:

• Website: www.earthrideshare.com
• Instagram: www.instrgram.com/earthrideshare
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/earthrideshare
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/earthrideshare

Image Credits
Photowalk Nashville Taylor Kennedy