Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts say a proposed new rule that would limit those drivers who rent cars from companies like Uber and Lyft to only using electric vehicles would severely cut into their earnings.
If passed, any vehicle that a rideshare company owns or makes available to drivers through rental or lease programs, must be an electric vehicle one year after the proposed regulations go into effect.
The rule would only apply to company-provided fleet vehicles and not personally owned vehicles that drivers use. The mandate also wouldn’t apply to paratransit or wheelchair-accessible vehicles…