Uber offers London drivers discounted Nissan EVs after increasing fares

Uber drivers in London will be able to save about 4,500 pounds ($5,900) off the cost of a new Leaf, which starts at 26,345 pounds in the UK. (Nissan)

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Nate Lanxon

January 24, 2020 12:01 PM

LONDON -- Uber has started offering its drivers help in buying electric cars a year after the company began increasing the price of rides in London to fund the subsidies.

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In an exclusive interview, Toyota Motor North America CEO Ted Ogawa said that affordability can be helped by stretching some vehicle life cycles.

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Tesla, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes test smarter robots as manufacturing aims for human-free ‘dark factory’

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