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Irish Times Uber raises fares in London to subsidise electric vehicles Irish Times Uber will raise fares in London by 15p a mile in early 2019 to subsidise electric vehicle purchases by its drivers. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company laid out the details of a clean air fee that it estimates will raise £200 million (€226 ... and more » View the full article

BBC News Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides The Guardian Uber will charge its customers in London an extra 15p per mile on every trip to help its drivers buy electric cars. The ride-hailing app hopes to create a £200m fund from the levy to encourage almost half of its 45,000 drivers to use fully electric ... Uber raises London fares to subsidise electric vehiclesFinancial Times Uber to raise London fares early next yearMoneySavingExpert London Uber drivers to charge electric car feeBBC News Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -CNBC -Bloomberg all 186 news articles » View the full article

Uber aims to go all-electric in London in 2025 KITV Honolulu Uber aims to go all-electric in London in 2025. Uber plans for every car on its taxi app in London to be fully electric in 2025 and will add a clean air fee to each trip from early next year, its boss told reporters in the British capital city on ... View the full article

Reuters Uber aims to go all-electric in London in 2025 Reuters After reports that Uber was looking into acquiring British food courier Deliveroo, Khosrowshahi said the firm was very happy with its Uber Eats equivalent but is talking to many players around the world. “Is something going to happen with Deliveroo? View the full article

BBC News London Uber drivers to charge electric car fee BBC News Uber is planning to add a surcharge to all fares booked via its app in London to help its drivers buy electric vehicles. The fee, expected to be 15p per mile, will be introduced "early" in 2019. Uber said drivers working for 40 hours per week could get ... Uber to add London clean air fee from 2019 as it targets all-electric futureSky News Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London ridesThe Guardian Uber increases fares in London to fund electric vehiclesTelegraph.co.uk all 79 news articles » View the full article

CNET Uber promises all London rides will be in electric cars by 2025 CNET As part of the plan, Uber customers in London can expect to see prices rise slightly, with a "clean air fee" of 15 pence per mile added to fares, which will be used to help drivers upgrade to electric vehicles. Every driver working through the Uber app ... View the full article

Proactive Investors UK Addison Lee to take on Uber by deploying driverless cars in London by 2021 Proactive Investors UK It blamed investment on transforming "from a London private hire business to a global premium ground transport provider" for the disappointing performance. Other companies including Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and car supplier ... Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica look to bring autonomous vehicle technology to LondonAddison Lee all 84 news articles » View the full article

Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides The GuardianRide-hailing app to charge extra 15p per mile to help drivers pay for electric cars. View the full article

Uber rival Lyft buys London start-up to boost driverless car plans The TelegraphLyft, the US taxi-hailing *service* that competes with Uber, has bought a London-based technology start-up as it pushes ahead with its driverless car plans. View the full article

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Uber to add London clean air fee from 2019 as it targets all-electric future Sky NewsUber says it plans to charge users in London an extra 15p per mile from next year as it gears up for an all-electric future in the UK capital. The ride-hailing app's ... View the full article

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Uber raises fares in London to subsidise electric vehicles The Irish TimesRise of 15p a mile from 2019 will help drivers buy electric cars but union not happy. View the full article

Uber wants all its London drivers in electric cars by 2025 InventivaAs Uber continues efforts to repair its relationship with London government officials, the ride-hailing giant today announced a wide-ranging “Clean Air Plan” that ... View the full article

Uber increases fares in London to fund electric vehicles The TelegraphUber will increase fares in London by 15p per mile next year to fund the purchase of electric vehicles. The ride-hailing firm said it hopes to make all the cars on ... View the full article

Addison Lee to take on Uber by deploying driverless cars in London by 2021 Proactive Investors UKUber (PRIVATE:UBER) - The move will see Addison Lee compete with rival cab app Uber, which has an agreement in place with Toyota to develop an ... View the full article

How do Deliveroo and Uber workers cope with precarious pay? The GuardianWe talk to those who work in the gig economy about how they manage their finances. View the full article

The Guardian How do Deliveroo and Uber workers cope with precarious pay? The Guardian Arjun, 32, (not his real name) is a Deliveroo rider in west London. “You log in to work at about 6pm or 6.30pm for the evening rush, and you find that there are already 20 other people at the branch waiting for work. You often sit around waiting for an ... and more » View the full article

Man who posed as Uber driver convicted of rape, sentenced The London Free Press In both instances, Fulton County prosecutors say Villasana claimed to be an Uber driver. Authorities say he would bring a man and woman to a destination and when the man got out of the car, he would speed off with the woman still in the backseat. and more » View the full article

Business Insider Uber hired a special adviser to a British minister, and it highlights tech firms' thirst for political influencers Business Insider Hancock did eventually become a fan of Uber, criticising London mayor Sadiq Khan for the capital's decision to revoke Uber's licence. Dominiczak joins as Uber continues to navigate political issues in the UK. Lawmakers have held up the company as a ... and more » View the full article

Business Insider UK Uber hired a special adviser to a British minister, and it highlights tech firms' thirst for political influencers Business Insider UK Hancock did eventually become a fan of Uber, criticising London mayor Sadiq Khan for the capital's decision to revoke Uber's licence. Dominiczak joins as Uber continues to navigate political issues in the UK. Lawmakers have held up the company as a ... and more » View the full article

Financial News Morgan Stanley banker's side gig could lead to role on Uber IPO Financial News Many Uber drivers are in it for a few extra bucks. Michael Grimes has a bigger prize in mind. Grimes, Morgan Stanley's top technology banker, has moonlighted for years as a driver for the ride-hailing service, according to people familiar with the matter. and more » View the full article

Sky News Addison Lee drives £300m debt deal in battle with Uber Sky News Carlyle has owned the company, which used to be London's biggest minicab operator, since 2013, and has been rumoured periodically to be considering selling it. The latest refinancing plan suggests that a sale is still likely to be some way off ... and more » View the full article

CNET Uber brings app safety features to more drivers and riders CNET They're part of Uber's Safety Toolkit, which can be found by tapping the shield icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the app. The features will be added in more than 40 UK towns and cities as well as cities in 23 other European countries in the ... Uber is launching new safety features so you can notify your friend whenever you take a rideEvening Standard all 48 news articles » View the full article

Evening Standard Uber is launching new safety features so you can notify your friend whenever you take a ride Evening Standard With over 40 million customers and rumoured valuation at a whopping $120 billion now, the company is hoping to go public next year but it needs to prove it has grown up and shed the controversial status that saw it briefly lose its London operating ... and more » View the full article