Nissan and Uber have signed a deal to introduce 2,000 units of all-electric Leaf in London. Manufactured in Sunderland, the Leaf EV’s 40 kWh battery pack is claimed to offer a range of up to 168 miles (270 km) on a single charge.
The cars will be offered to drivers as part of Uber’s Clean Air Plan. Nissan will provide Uber with a dedicated EV education program, transaction price and a marketing plan. This deal is expected to help Uber’s plan of every car on the app in the capital – around 45,000 drivers – to be fully electric from 2025.
Launched in January 2019, Uber’s Clean Air Plan aims to tackle air pollution by helping drivers upgrade to an electric vehicle through the introduction of a Clean Air Fee; 15p a mile is added on to all London journeys which will help drivers with the cost of adopting an electric vehicle. In the first year, Uber has raised more than £80 million to support drivers transitioning to electric vehicles, with more than £200 m expected to be raised over the next few years.
Through the Clean Air Plan, Uber says that the drivers can save an average of £4,500, depending on the miles they’ve driven, off the cost of switching to an electric car. Once a driver has adopted a fully electric vehicle, the Clean Air Fee is used to support ongoing vehicle costs.
In the first year of Uber’s Clean Air Plan, 900,000 Uber journeys have taken place in electric vehicles, an increase of more than 350% on the previous year. Apparently, over 500 drivers every week are now using electric vehicles.
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