Uber is committing $800 million over the next 5 years to help its drivers switch from gasoline to electric vehicles by 2025 and promises to become a zero-emissions mobility platform in the decades to come
, though at the time didn’t detail how much it planned to spend to make that happen. Uber’s program goes beyond EVs to include new initiatives to work with local transit agencies and expand micromobility options, including shared scooters and bikes.
Riders using Uber’s app will see an enhanced version of the Uber Green option to request low-emission vehicles, which include hybrids as well as battery-only models. To encourage more people to make that choice, they’ll receive triple the standard rate of reward points from Uber. To incentive drivers, those registering qualified green vehicles on the platform will get an additional 50 cents per trip. Those using battery-powered cars receive an extra $1 for a total of $1.50 per trip, Anabel Diaz, Uber’s regional general manager for Europe and emerging markets said in the conference call.
Those higher fees are to help offset the added expense of EV purchases, and the company will also turn to “various market-based solutions, including a rider surcharge on Uber Green trips and fees collected from innovative programs like our London and French Clean Air Plans.” “Transportation is the fastest growing source of climate-disrupting pollution, and ride-hailing companies, like Uber, can play a vital role in changing course,” Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the World Resources Institute, said in a statement. His group is partnering with Uber on its initiative.
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