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 In June of 2020, Lyft became the first transportation network company to commit to reaching 100% electric vehicles (EVs) on its platform by 2030. Reaching 100% EVs on the platform won’t be easy, and will require the collective action of industry and government on forward-thinking policy. 

In Colorado, for example, Lyft built on the leadership of state policymakers who allowed Lyft’s Express Drive rental partners’ vehicles to become eligible for the state’s EV tax incentive. This enabled the introduction of access to hundreds of new EVs in the greater Denver area – one of the largest EV deployments in the nation to date. By electrifying fleets like those that are part of Lyft’s Express Drive rental program, which have higher utilization, there can be an even larger positive impact compared with personally owned EVs. 

A New York Clean Fuel Standard program would similarly be a catalyst for creating funding to invest in electrifying many parts of the state’s transportation ecosystem, and cement New York’s leadership role in achieving a clean transportation future. Working with drivers to transition to electric vehicles in NewYork has the potential to:

Avoid

1 million

metric tons of GHG emissions.		 Generate up to

$750 million

in savings for drivers from reduced vehicle operating expenses.		 Result in

4.5 billion

electric vehicle miles traveled (eVMT) across the state in the next decade