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The New York City Taxi Worker Alliance, a organization which represents some 17,500 Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City, is less focused on big-swing electrification goals than the current conditions of its drivers..
Larry Gallegos, Lyft public policy manager, said opening up licensing to more electric vehicles is very good for EV adoption because it allows existing drivers to easily switch from their gas-powered cars to electrics...
Josh Gold, Ubers senior director of public policy, says the new initiative will not dramatically reduce driver wages because Uber is still subject to city rules governing the maximum amount of time drivers are allowed to travel without passengers in their vehicle..
Because of this, no new drivers are currently being permitted on Ubers platform in New York City, he says, which suggests some of the new electric licenses are replacing old gas-powered cars..
Unlike any other market in the US, we have a waiting list for drivers in New York City, he says.. Gold says Uber has received questions from auto manufacturers and charging infrastructure companies who want to know where its drivers live..
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