Tesla added to Uber London plan to boost electric car uptake

Uber is working with Tesla to provide its cars under an electric vehicle scheme in London, UK, as the e-hailing company attempts to boost environmentally-friendly rides. — Bloomberg

Tesla cars from Wednesday will be available to Uber drivers in London looking to buy or lease a green vehicle as part of an incentive scheme to boost electric car use, the ride-hailing app said.

Since Uber introduced a clean air fee, which adds 3 pence (17sen) to every mile of a passenger trip in London, more than £135mil (RM764.40mil) has been collected for drivers to use towards environmentally-friendly models at discounted rates with partners such as Nissan and Kia.