Lyft is backing Prop 30 in California, which would tax the rich to fund EV charging and incentives. Campaigning against the measure in ads is Gov. Gavin Newsom, who says it is a corporate giveaway.
said it isn’t involved in the campaign and instead is focused on its own efforts to get drivers and riders to make the switch to EVs.
The fight over Prop 30 has created a bevy of strange bedfellows. On one side, the Democratic governor and the state’s most powerful teachers union have joined forces with business groups and the California Republican Party to oppose the tax. On the other side, the Democratic Party, environmentalists and union groups are standing with Lyft.
Reducing emissions “is certainly a priority, but is it the most important priority?” said Matt Rodriguez, the No campaign manager. “There’s schools, there’s homelessness.”
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