Original Article, T. Wayt, May 21, 2021
Uber and Lyft drivers in California will be forced to shift plans to go electric into high gear under a new rule from the state’s clean-air regulator.
By 2030, at least 90 percent of both ride-hailing companies’ miles driven must be through plug-in vehicles, California’s Air Resources Board decreed on Thursday. The edict will help move California closer to the state’s goal of essentially eradicating gas-powered vehicle ownership in the state.