CarGlow OS
Bengaluru's washes, without the bucket.
A traditional bucket wash uses anywhere from 30 to 160 litres of potable water per vehicle. CarGlow's zero-water methodology avoids nearly all of it — waterless cleaning agents, microfibre technique, and a certification standard every cleaner is trained to.
Why it matters here
Bengaluru's groundwater table and Cauvery supply are both under real stress, and vehicle washing is one of the more avoidable draws on potable water in a dense city. Converting the informal wash economy — much of which already happens inside apartment basements and driveways — to a zero-water standard is one of the most immediately actionable levers available at city scale, without asking anyone to give up the service.
The baseline, by vehicle class
Every figure CarGlow publishes traces back to this table — never an invented number. This is ESG method v1.0-draft, pending independent certification before any government publication.
Bike
Up to 30 litres avoided per wash.
Hatchback
Up to 100 litres avoided per wash.
Sedan
Up to 120 litres avoided per wash.
SUV
Up to 150 litres avoided per wash.
Premium
Up to 160 litres avoided per wash.
CO₂e avoided is computed at 1.1 grams per litre saved, applied uniformly across the ledger.
How we keep it honest
No evidence, no wash
Every job requires geo-tagged before/after photos. A wash that isn't proven doesn't get logged, invoiced, or paid.
The ledger is append-only
Corrections to a wrongly-logged wash are compensating entries, never deletions — the history stays intact and auditable.
Not yet a government-certified figure
Every number on this site carries its method version and is explicitly marked pending independent certification — we'd rather under-claim than overstate.