Uber is holding its annual Go-Get conference in London today. As part of the event, the company is rolling out a number of changes to its ridehailing and delivery business to reflect the fact that more drivers and couriers are using electric vehicles. Uber Green, the company’s EV and hybrid ridehailing product, is going fully electric in several select cities. Uber says Uber Green is now an EV-only service in 40 cities and states.
Uber designed the feature so that if the ETA is within a few minutes of a standard UberX, an EV will be en route. If it’s longer, the algorithm will match you with a gas-powered vehicle. These app tweaks build on changes made by the company last year to guide its two main categories of customers — passengers / delivery customers and drivers / couriers — toward more environmentally friendly decisions.