Uber have announced plans to invest £5m into electric vehicle charging infrastructure in London focusing on investing in more deprived Boroughs with less charging infrastructure where their drivers are more likely to be located in a bid to enable and encourage more to make the switch to electric vehicles
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So what?
Step up in terms of Uber investing in infrastructure to shift private journeys to more sustainable footing but in scheme of infrastructure issue £5m is small contribution and doesn’t tackle other issues in system such as cost of electric vehicles for drivers to purchase initially.
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