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Wait a few more minutes for an electric Uber, says boss


The platform wants customers to go 'green' as it tries to boost the take-up of electric cars.

Uber's push to get customers to pick the green ride option is part of the company's overall sustainability aims - that all its car journeys and deliveries should be carried out in "zero emissions vehicles" by 2040. In European cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid and Paris only 20% of the miles driven by Uber vehicles are fully electric. Critics have pointed out that ride-hailing and delivery services have already contributed to a rise in the number of car journeys being made, whether that's swapping a night bus for a cab ride, or getting a bubble tea delivered to your desk.

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