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kleinbl00 · 1575 days ago · link · · parent · post: Los Angeles may force Uber to use electric vehicles, mayor says
Circle gets the square. Los Angeles isn't the slightest bit interested in Uber's profitability. They just passed a law whereby rideshare drivers are employees who accrue vacation, sick leave and benefits. Forcing rideshare to abide by the economics of a taxi fleet is wholly intentional. The entire market case for rideshare is that livery laws are inadequate for a modern app-driven platform so rape the livery economy before they catch up. But they're catching up. And Los Angeles is basically inviting Tesla to set up a taxi company. It might be viable for a more conventional taxi service, because you could have a more cars than drivers and let drivers swap cars when the one they were driving needs to charge.