{"id":2661,"date":"2022-09-16T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/uber-is-expanding-its-comfort-electric-product-line-to-15-more-cities\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T19:40:37","slug":"uber-is-expanding-its-comfort-electric-product-line-to-15-more-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/uber-is-expanding-its-comfort-electric-product-line-to-15-more-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber is expanding its &#8220;Comfort Electric&#8221; product line to 15 more cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting today, one can use Uber to hail an electric vehicle, as the company seeks to reduce pollution.<br><br>Uber is expanding its \"Comfort Electric\" product line to 15 more cities, including Chicago, where users now have the option to request a ride in a premium electric vehicle; like a Tesla, Polestar, or Ford Mustang Mach-E.<br><br>Uber said it's the company's way to try and slash its carbon footprint by incentivizing its drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company plans to spend $800 million to offset costs to drivers. It's paying them an extra dollar for every EV trip they make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tesla_model_3_standard_range_plus_2022519434136223461865.jpg?resize=640%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2659\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tesla_model_3_standard_range_plus_2022519434136223461865.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tesla_model_3_standard_range_plus_2022519434136223461865.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tesla_model_3_standard_range_plus_2022519434136223461865.jpg?resize=640%2C329&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drivers can also rent Teslas on a weekly or monthly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uber said its goal is to be the cleanest and safest transportation platform on the planet.<br><br>In addition to Chicago, Uber's \"Comfort Electric\" option is now available in a total of 24 locations: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Jersey, New York City suburbs, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Vancouver, and Washington D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting today, one can use Uber to hail an electric vehicle, as the company seeks to reduce pollution. 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