More gig-driving companies are laying out plans to address surging fuel prices, with Lyft spelling out plans for a fixed 55 cent fuel surcharge on every trip and DoorDash offering a fuel rebate
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News, with Lyft Inc. spelling out plans for its fuel surcharge and DoorDash Inc. offering a fuel rebate.
Lyft said Wednesday that riders will pay a fixed 55 cent fuel surcharge on every trip, which would go to drivers. Rival Uber Technologies Inc. said Friday that U.S. riders will pay a fuel surcharge , depending on their location. The charge for Uber’s food-delivery customers ranges from 35 cents to 45 cents.On Tuesday, food-delivery company DoorDash Inc. said its couriers would receive cash back on fuel through a prepaid debit card the company has with Visa Inc. Grubhub raised the per-mile pay for couriers last week, saying the increase was in line with the average per-mile cost increase for gas in drivers’ regions.
As of February, retail gas prices in the U.S. were up 38% year-over-year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average price per gallon of regular gas in the U.S. reached a record high last week
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