Uber Fails to Pay Some Electric Car Bonuses, Citing Glitch
After inquiries, the company reimbursed drivers for missed payments.
Uber pledged in September to pay drivers of electric vehicles in the U.S. and Canada an extra dollar per ride. Some drivers were not receiving payments, and Uber attributed the lapse to a technical error and began making payments after being contacted by Bloomberg Green.
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Uber Technologies Inc. failed to pay some of its drivers special bonuses for using electric vehicles, part of a broad plan designed last year to put more electric cars on the road.
Uber attributed the lapse to a technical error and began making payments after being contacted by Bloomberg Green. The missed bonuses are a rocky start to a green strategy that needs to be much more ambitious to reach its targets, according to some transportation experts.