Uber announces plans to electrify its London fleet by 2025
Uber’s UK operation has announced a new goal to electrify its entire London fleet by 2025. The company also says by 2019 it wants all vehicles on its uberX service (the cheapest and most popular tier) to be either fully-electric or hybrid.
The new goals are partly in response to legislation passed by London’s transport agency. This mandates that by 2020 all new private hire vehicles operating in the capital must be zero emissions capable. Uber has been aggressive in pursuing this goal, expanding its fleet of all-electric vehicles in London to 150 earlier this year.
Today, Uber also announced new funds for drivers who want to upgrade their car to an electric or hybrid (“up to £5,000”) as well as a scrappage scheme that will give 1,000…
