{"id":6455,"date":"2019-01-17T23:38:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/london-uber-fares-go-up-after-electric-car-charge\/"},"modified":"2019-01-17T23:38:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:38:51","slug":"london-uber-fares-go-up-after-electric-car-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/london-uber-fares-go-up-after-electric-car-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"London Uber fares go up after electric car charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Uber fares in London have gone up to help drivers buy electric cars, the company said.<\/p>\n

A clean air fee of 15p per mile will be added to every trip taken in the capital from Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The ride-hailing firm expects the scheme to raise more than \u00a3200m in the coming years, which will be used to help drivers convert to electric cars.<\/p>\n

Uber said it was “keen to expand” the initiative to other UK cities to help curb air pollution.<\/p>\n

The fee would add about 45p to the average London journey, it added.<\/p>\n

A London driver using the app for an average of 40 hours per week would be given around \u00a33,000 towards buying an electric car in two years, according to the company.<\/p>\n

The clean air fee will not include miles travelled to a passenger’s pick up location and will not be affected by dynamic pricing.<\/p>\n

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Uber hopes to hand cash to 20,000 of its 45,000 drivers in London drivers to help them switch by 2021, increasing to every car by 2025.<\/p>\n

When the plan was announced in October last year,<\/a> Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said: “Our \u00a3200m Clean Air Plan is a long-term investment in the future of London aimed at going all-electric in the capital in 2025.”<\/p>\n

London mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a \u00a310 toxicity charge for older, more polluting vehicles in the centre of the capital in October 2017.<\/p>\n

This will be replaced by an Ultra Low Emission Zone from April, which will create stricter emissions standards for diesel vehicles at all times.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Mayor of London said Uber’s recognition on the importance of clean air was a “positive step”.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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