Uber, which provides cab services through the app, has completed 10 years of its business in the country. The company has made more than three billion trips. Recently, Uber also completed 40 million green kilometers. This is the total figure of all its zero emission trips. Uber competes with Ola in the country. According to a media report, the company has launched Uber Scholar to help the children of its driver partners in Delhi NCR and Bengaluru as a celebration of its 10 years in the country. In this, tuition fees and online devices will be provided to 1,000 children from primary education to post graduation. The company honored 100 of its driver partners for their contribution in an event held in 10 cities. The children of these driver partners have been given e-learning devices. Prabhjeet Singh, President, India and South Asia, Uber, said, “Celebrating 10 years of the company is incomplete without our drivers. For us, it’s not just about looking back at our collective achievements, but also about giving back to the communities we serve. It’s also about the people with whom we are connected.” Uber has done 3,300 crore kilometers of trips during the completion of 10 years of its business. For this, the company has thanked more than 30 lakh driver partners associated with its app. The company claims that this number is equivalent to filling the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 30 times. Driver partners associated with the company have earned an income of more than Rs 50,000 crore during this period. Uber’s app is available in 125 cities of the country. A few months ago, the company had signed a big deal with Tata Motors related to environment friendly transportation. Under this, 25,000 XPRES-T electric vehicles of Tata Motors will be supplied to Uber. Uber will use these electric sedans in its premium category service. The batteries of XPRES–T are 26 kWh and 25.5 kWh. It can be charged from 0-80 percent using fast charging in 59 minutes and 110 minutes respectively.
