Why switch to a 100% Electric Vehicle?
PCO drivers who choose to drive an EV you can save over £5,900 a year
When the cost savings are taken over a year you are looking at c. £5,960 per year on the basis of a full time PCO / Ride Hailing driver working in London.
We break down the cost savings for you:
Congestion Charge
Charging instead of filling up with petrol
£3,600 / year*
£1,352 / year**
Uber Clean Air Vehicle Discount
£619 / year***
Reduced Vehicle Servicing Costs
Road Tax
£234 / year****
£155 / year*
Sources: *Assumes you drive into the Congestion Charge zone 5 days a week 48 weeks a year. **Based on average WeFlex customer mileage with an EV compared to a Toyota Prius Hybrid MY20, Electricity at 0.32/KW via Ubitricity, fuel prices from April 22 ***WeFlex data
Electric Car Drivers Also Earn more
Pay on average £4,000 a year* less commission when you drive an EV
The leading Ride-Hailing platforms in London will pay you more to drive an EV
Uber Green
Bolt
Pay only 15% commission vs the 25%
Commission you would pay on Uber X
Bolt offer a reduced commission of 10% vs 20 %
For drivers of EV’s
*Cost savings on the basis of a full time Ride-Hailing drivers taking £40K per annum post commission, assumes that the driver saves 10% commission by choosing to drive an EV