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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey<\/a> on <\/span>Cities Today<\/span><\/a>, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a>, or sign up for Cities Today News.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Uber<\/a> is set to expand its <\/span>Uber Green<\/a> service across 1,400 new North American towns and cities, including Austin, Calgary, Houston, Miami, New York City, Tucson, Winnipeg, and Washington, D.C., providing passengers with the option to select a journey using electric or hybrid cars.<\/p>\n

Passengers who opt for Uber Green will incur a US$1 surcharge, half of which will go to the driver to support their use of a hybrid or electric vehicle, according to Uber.<\/p>\n

The other half will go towards Uber\u2019s <\/span>Green Future Campaign<\/a>, which the company says will enable hundreds of thousands of other drivers to transition to battery electric vehicles by 2025.<\/p>\n

The feature will also be rolled into the <\/span>Uber Pass<\/a> <\/span>membership service, offering those riders 10% off green trips.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis 2025 commitment is part of our longer-term strategy to go 100% electric in all major cities in the US, Canada, and Europe by 2030, and 100% electric in all cities around the world by 2040,\u201d said Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi.<\/p>\n

[Read: How this company leveraged AI to become the Netflix of Finland<\/span><\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Electric pledge<\/h2>\n

Uber has also revealed new partnerships with companies as part of the aim to get more of its drivers into less polluting vehicles, including:<\/p>\n