Uber and GMB Union Part of Coalition Urging Mayor of London to Rethink End of Congestion Charge Zone Discount

EVs paying London congestion charge puts progress "in jeopardy"

More than 25 leading businesses and green groups have written to the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, calling for bold policy action to sustain London’s leadership on electric vehicles (EVs) – and protect air quality gains. The letter is signed by AA, DPD, Openreach, Polestar, Royal Mail and Uber, green groups including the Centre for Net Zero, Green Alliance and Greenpeace, and union GMB London and GMB Southern Regions. It follows plans to scra…

Uber and GMB Union part of coalition urging Mayor of London to rethink end of Congestion Charge Zone discount

A coalition of major electric vehicle stakeholders has called on the Mayor of London to reconsider the planned rollback of the Cleaner Vehicle Discount in the Congestion Charge Zone.The Electric London coalition, which includes firms such as Uber, DHL, Volvo, and GMB Union, is warning that the removal of the discount could undermine the city’s electric vehicle (EV) progress and impact thousands of households and businesses.Currently, EVs are exe…