City Hall and the nation’s biggest ride-hailing companies — Uber and Lyft — have struck a deal to convert their car fleets in the Big Apple from gasoline to all-electric by 2030, Mayor Eric A…
City Hall and the nation’s biggest ride-hailing companies — Uber and Lyft — have struck a deal to convert their car fleets in the Big Apple from gasoline to all-electric by 2030, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.during his annual State of the City address“That’s zero emissions for over 100,000 vehicles on our city streets. And it will be achieved with no new costs for individual drivers,” Adams told the assembled dignitaries. “We’re pleased that both companies are embracing this shift.
City Hall said the firms agreed in anticipation of new rules from the Taxi and Limousine Commission, which will require the greening of New York’s entire cab and for-hire vehicle fleets under rules by the deadline. Mayor Eric Adams announced that City Hall has reached an agreement with Uber and Lyft to convert their New York City fleets of vehicles to electric cars by 2030.These will not be the first electric cabs or for-hire cars to hit the road in the five boroughs.
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