![]() Here’s what’s ahead.Īirport discounts and priority pickups for choosing EV and hybrid rides The series of new features announced in London is meant to benefit Uber users and the environment by baking greener alternatives directly into the in-app experience. The number of drivers in EVs tripled in the past year, with more than 60,000 currently in North America and Europe. Previously, Uber said it would spend $800 million to transition hundreds of thousands of existing drivers to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. The announcement is part of the San Francisco–based company’s lofty push to become a zero-emission mobility platform in the United States, Canada, and Europe by 2030. At the core, he said, it’s about making the greener choice as effortless as the alternative. ![]() “Together these small changes add up to something big: building sustainability into the core user experience across our global platform, one ride and delivery at a time,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said at the London event. The offerings include an airport pickup and dropoff incentive for riders selecting hybrid or electric vehicles updated navigation algorithms that Uber says are more eco-friendly a new peer-to-peer carsharing option and an in-app search filter for Uber Eats restaurants that use sustainable packaging. ![]() At a GO-GET Zero event in London on Thursday, Uber’s first-ever sustainability product event, the company unveiled several new features intended to make ridesharing have less of an impact on the environment-with Uber riders and drivers benefiting in the process. Uber is looking towards a greener future. ![]()
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