hdriver Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Chicago now serves as home to an Uber fleet comprised of 25 all-electric cars. They're not Tesla Model S vehicles like that Uber ride Engadget's editors hailed back in 2013, though -- they're BYD e6 EVs straight from China. Uber has teamed up with Chinese automaker BYD or "Build Your Dream" in an effort to help its drivers either buy or lease new cars. While it seems odd that the company has chosen to partner with BYD instead of with manufacturers more well-known in the country like Tesla, e6s are larger thanmany other EVs. It's already being used by a chauffer service in London (and a taxi company in Hong Kong) for that reason. http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/15/uber-electric-byd-e6-chicago/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinCabbie Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 This is some exciting news. I’ve been interested in electric cards for some time. I can’t wait until I can be free from the gas pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
