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Uber is ditching diesel cars in London
Another shift from petro-engines to electric motors in the automotive industry. This time is not a manufacturer like Volvo or Jaguar that have already announced to replace gas or diesel engines with electric motors, but a car-sharing business giant, Uber.
Uber markets and operates car transportation and food delivery mobile apps in over 600 cities worldwide. The company announced that all the users in London will be serviced by either hybrid or electric vehicle by 2019. In order to make this drastic change realize, the company offers financial incentives to their drivers to upgrade their vehicles. It is a part of a move to stay competitive with taxis in the town that are offered financial support by the city to remove air-polluting vehicles.
The move to electric seems to be the road toward 2020’s. More and more car manufacturers, vehicle service operators like taxis or rental cars, and public transportations are going to steer their wheels to electric and put the pedal to the metal.
Enjoy reading the text and think how much extra charge per ride do you accept to go green.
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