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Uber consistent with China BYD to test electric cars.
The test program, which started a few weeks ago in Chicago and could possibly spread to other cities, is the first attempt startup in Silicon Valley to focus on an electric vehicle, said the spokesman Uber Lauren Altmin We've seen interest in the program already drivers and potential partners in Chicago, said Altmin.
Uber, which allows users to summon rides on their smartphones, started originally with a city car luxury service, but in many cities added UberX, service low frills with non-professional drivers to using personal cars BYD The offer is for those drivers.
The electric car is part of the Uber program to help drivers to purchase or lease new or used cars The BYD e6 vehicles are available through Green Wheels USA, a Chicago car dealer that focuses on electric and hybrid cars and also building charging stations for electric vehicles.
About 25 BYD vehicles are currently used by Uber drivers in Chicago, and the hope is to bring that number to two or three hundred by the end of the year, according to Doug Snower, President Green Wheels.
Uber started talking to BYD and Green Wheels late last year, said Altmin.
BYD agreement with Uber could be a step towards the goal of long-term sales of its cars to US consumers The company, whose name means build your dream, is a major automaker in China, but its e6 vehicle has so far only been used in pilot programs in the United States.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Tesla Motors Inc. are better known in the US for their electric cars, the sheet and the S Uber model would not comment on why he chose a company with a relatively unknown brand.
The e6 is larger than many other electric cars, however, and is used in London by Thriev chauffeur service.
BYD has won support from Warren Buffett in 2009 and announced its intention to sell its e6 electric car in the company in the United States the following year since U S BYD focused on electric buses for public transport.
BYD released the program on his Facebook page, but declined to comment on the case with Uber.
The Facebook post, which has a picture of the vehicle, said the e6 has a single charge range 186 miles He also said funding is available from lenders approved by BYD.
Green Wheels offers several options for drivers interested e6 The most popular program, said Snower, can change his way of driving a Uber driver to pay 200 per week for using a e 6 The vehicle is then returned to much Green wheels, where it is loaded until it is used again.
Drivers can also enter a more traditional or lease of a clean-rental program, said Snower.
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