INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
DO YOU HAVE ANY EV PARTNERSHIPS YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT ?
We ’ re proud to be expanding access to electric vehicles on a mobility platform globally through our ongoing Hertz Tesla rental partnership . Last year , we announced the European expansion of this partnership with Hertz making up to 25,000 EVs available to Uber drivers to rent across Europe by 2025 .
CAN YOU SHARE SOME STATISTICS ABOUT YOUR WORK ?
We continue to empower our customers with innovative solutions that promote environmental responsibility . In 2023 , Uber for Business customers took 1.9m sustainable trips globally , reflecting an impressive growth of 239 % year-on-year .
In our third Climate Assessment and Performance Report , the wider organisation made substantial progress with its sustainability efforts . Over the past 12 months , 7m trips were taken in zeroemission vehicles across our mobility business . We also saw three-and-a-half times growth in the number of active EVs year-on-yea and more than 200 cities where Uber Green , Uber Comfort Electric and / or Uber Planet are available .
What ’ s more , we now have more than 74,000 zero-emission vehicle drivers on the platform across the US , Canada and Europe . As we push to hit our sustainability targets , we ’ re excited to see this number grow as we continue to support our drivers as they transition to zero-emission vehicles .
WHAT DO THE NEXT 12 MONTHS HOLD FOR YOU AND THE COMPANY ?
Uber for Business has distinguished itself as a sustainability leader by actively promoting environmentally conscious practices across the corporate landscape . With our pledge to achieve a fully electric , zero-emission platform in London by the end of 2025 firmly in mind , we ’ ll continue to pioneer new technology and infrastructure that will enable our customers to make greener travel choices .
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