Mayor Khan’s proposed EV levy will force Uber drivers back to petrol and diesel

Thousands of London Uber drivers who have switched to using a fully electric car say they are likely to go back to a petrol or diesel version when they have to start paying the congestion charge early next year, according to the results of a poll. An estimated 20,000 Uber drivers in the capital – 40 per cent – have […]

Mayor Khan urged to scrap EV congestion charge plans

Almost 30 businesses including Uber, the AA and Royal Mail have urged Sir Sadiq Khan to re-think rolling back the exemption for electric vehicles in London’s congestion charge. Some 28 business and green groups published an open letter to the Mayor arguing that changing the discount would threaten London’s clean air ambitions, while prompting a “backslide […]

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