Uber wants to be a zero-emissions platform by 2030.
Uber is bringing its upscale electric car service to more cities, announcing the launch of its Comfort Electric feature in 14 additional cities in North America, bringing the total number of markets to 25.in a handful of cities, the list of which has been steadily growing since then. Only premium EVs, like Tesla, Polestar, and Ford Mustang Mach-E, would be considered eligible for Comfort Electric trips.
Some states, like California, aren’t content to sit back and allow Uber to voluntarily make this decision. The Golden State adopted new rules in 2021 requiring ride-sharing companies to electrify their fleets by 2030 — a few years before the state expects toThe company is also working to convince more of its drivers to make the switch from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. Uber recently announced that
to rent Tesla vehicles through its partnership with car rental company Hertz. That partnership recently expanded to Canada, with Vancouver being the one city outside the US to get the company’s EV service so far.it would transition “100 percent” of its fleet to electric vehicles by 2030. Which company makes it first — or at all — has become another source of competition between the two companies.
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