Uber push to adopt EVs

Uber has launched a bid to push hundreds of its US-based drivers into electric vehicles (EVs) over the next two years.

The company’s subsidiary Xchange Leasing will purchase electric vehicles (EVs) and lease them to drivers in the Portland area, Time reports.

Uber’s target is to make 10% of Uber vehicles in Oregon electric by 2019.

“Uber sees strong potential for clean vehicle technologies,” says Bryce Bennett, Uber’s Oregon general manager.
“This new initiative reflects our desire to move more people with fewer, fuller and more efficient vehicles.”
It follows similar pilot projects in London, Lisbon, Madrid, Johannesburg and Paris.

The company chose Oregon as the first location to launch electric cars in the US because of the state’s investment in electric vehicle infrastructure, Bennett says.