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Uber’s Electrification Update

Q1 2026 update: This page includes metrics for trips completed on Uber by internal combustion engine vehicles and zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs, such as battery EVs) from the beginning of the first quarter of 2021 to the end of the first quarter of 2026. Note that the scope of this report includes only Uber’s Mobility business (ridesharing).

Tracking our journey to zero emissions

Six years into our ambitious efforts to transition to a zero-emission platform, we’ve made meaningful progress. Uber is already the world's most widely available platform for zero-emission rides, with drivers on Uber electrifying up to 5 times faster than the average motorist in Canada, Europe, and the US.

We’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars into electrification-related programs, incentives, partnerships, and product enhancements—and it’s paying off. Thousands of drivers around the world are taking home more money thanks to lower electric vehicle (EV) operating costs and higher rider demand for electric vehicles. Increasingly, riders are experiencing their first EV on Uber, helping to normalize and accelerate the adoption of electric transport all over the world. Based on Uber's rider satisfaction survey, some of riders' highest satisfaction ratings come from the EV experience, and riders are increasingly choosing electric rides.

Our data shows that progress quickens when government and industry work together to get the economics right. In cities like Amsterdam, London, and Vancouver, for instance, where thoughtful policies, industry investment, and strong charging networks align, more than 1 in every 3 miles traveled on Uber are now electric.

Despite significant progress, major barriers remain to achieving full-scale electrification. For the first time, we saw a decline in our share of EV miles in the US and Canada, mirroring wide sector trends and coinciding with the phase-out of US federal tax credits for EV purchases. High upfront EV, financing, and insurance costs; charging access and complexity; and inconsistent policy environments continue to slow adoption. As a result, we’ve not fully met our mobility and delivery goals for 2025 and, based on current trends, our 2030 goals continue to be out of reach without stronger, coordinated action across government and industry.

As we’ve said from the start, climate is a team sport and progress depends on collective action. Despite these headwinds, we believe the future is electric and we will continue to invest in this transition, particularly where public and private investment are aligned.

While many key levers are outside our control, we remain deeply committed to this transition not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it brings direct and strategic benefits to our business, our users, our cities, and our wider communities. Our investments in expanding access to affordable charging infrastructure will support electrification and autonomy in the cities where Uber is available, and the coming wave of autonomous (electric) vehicles will create a major tailwind in achieving electrification at scale.

Our latest update below outlines the progress to date, key insights, and areas of focus for 2026 and beyond.

Andrew Cornelia
Global Head of Electrification and Sustainability, Uber
April 17, 2026

ZEV drivers

Globally, more than 339,000 ZEV drivers were active on Uber’s app in Q1 2026. That’s over 47% more than the same period a year earlier.

Metric: Average monthly active ZEV drivers on Uber, by quarter, since Q1 2021. Drivers using Uber’s app are counted as active in a given month if they’ve completed at least one trip in that calendar month.

ZEV trips

In Q1 2026, ZEV drivers completed over 154 million trips using Uber, globally. That’s almost 20 ZEV trips on Uber every second, on average. The Q1 2026 total is 47% more than the number of ZEV trips completed on Uber during the same period a year earlier.

Metric: Number of trips arranged on the Uber app and fulfilled by ZEV drivers, by quarter since Q1 2021.

ZEV uptake

In Q1 2026, ZEV drivers completed 17.9% of all on-trip miles in Europe and 9.1% of all on-trip miles in the US and Canada. In select cities, such as Amsterdam and London, we're seeing ZEV miles of 40%+ on the platform. These figures reflect a ZEV adoption rate among Uber drivers many times higher than among the general public.

However, for the first time we saw a decline in our share of EV miles in the US and Canada, mirroring wide sector trends and coinciding with the phase-out of US federal tax credits for EV purchases.

Metric: Share of on-trip miles completed in ZEVs compared with all on-trip miles arranged by the Uber app, by quarter since Q1 2021. Canada, Europe, and US benchmark data is as of 2024 (the most recently available at the time of this update) and is sourced from the International Energy Agency. “BEV” refers to battery electric vehicles.

Passenger carbon intensity

In 2025, each mile that a passenger traveled on Uber resulted in an average generation of 186 grams of CO₂ in Europe (or 116 grams of CO₂ per kilometer) and 318 grams of CO₂ in the US and Canada (or 199 grams of CO₂ per kilometer). Compared with 2021, this passenger carbon intensity metric fell 19% in Europe and 12% across the US and Canada.

Passenger carbon intensity in Canada, Europe, and the US decreased between 2024 and 2025 due to a minor increase in average passenger occupancy and increased fleet fuel efficiency.

US and Canada
Clear value

Metric: Passenger carbon intensity, or the estimated grams of CO₂ per passenger mile traveled, is an annual efficiency metric used by Uber—and, increasingly, governments and companies around the world. In the case of ridesharing, or any on-demand mobility service, emissions produced by any deadhead miles (vehicle mileage incurred before and on the way to picking up passengers) are factored into the calculation.

For more details about how we calculate passenger carbon intensity, go to our methodology document. Note that significantly lower average fuel economy for vehicles on Uber in Europe versus the US and Canada explains most of the difference in carbon intensity in these 2 geographies. While the composition of vehicles that drivers use on Uber’s app in Europe is more efficient (with a higher proportion of ZEVs and hybrids), more-stringent fuel economy reporting standards in the US also contributes to this discrepancy. In addition, we lack access to sufficient input data to calculate passenger carbon intensity for trips completed in European markets before 2021.

Insights and deep dives

Frequently asked questions

  • Our Electrification Update provides interested stakeholders with performance-based metrics on carbon-related emissions and electrification for passenger vehicle trips enabled by the Uber app.

  • This update, based on real-world use of our mobility platform, helps provide greater transparency of our electrification impact and helps us improve our efforts to support efficiency on our platform.

  • Metrics include the following:

    • ZEV uptake by drivers on Uber (share of on-trip miles or kilometers completed in ZEVs), which measures our progress toward our goal of 100% zero-emission mobility on Uber globally by 2040
    • Passenger carbon intensity, which measures the emissions resulting from every passenger mile

  • We have bold ambitions to reduce the passenger carbon intensity of trips and increase the use of zero-emission vehicles on Uber. Measurement and transparency of the progress are important steps along our journey.

  • Rides with the Uber app are one of many transportation options available to people who are looking for a ride. Trip choice depends a lot on various local market conditions. Our analysis of US National Household Travel Survey data shows that a higher per-household utilization of the most sustainable transportation modes (transit, walking, and biking) correlates with a higher utilization of ridesharing and other on-demand solutions.

  • Many of the above metrics now cover all passenger trips completed with the Uber app globally. We regularly report on carbon emissions and other impact areas resulting from trips on Uber.

  • We update metrics at least annually and may update some metrics more frequently. We’ll release emissions metrics (like passenger carbon intensity) annually, aggregated by calendar year.

  • We use the term “zero-emission vehicle” (ZEV) the same way the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Europe’s Transport & Environment (T&E) do: to refer to vehicles that produce no direct CO₂ emissions or other criteria air pollutants (such as NOx, particulate matter, CO₂, and SOx) from the on-board source of power. Regional variations should be considered at the reader’s discretion.

    Drivers using Uber’s app use 2 types of ZEVs today: battery electric vehicles (battery EVs) and, very occasionally, hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

    Of course, the “zero” in ZEV refers to no emissions from the proverbial “tailpipe” of the vehicle and not necessarily all the emissions that can be accounted for from production to disposal of the vehicle and its energy source. All accounted for, however, life-cycle analyses by independent experts show that “emissions over the lifetime of average medium-size battery EVs registered today are already lower than comparable gasoline cars by 66%–69% in Europe, 60%–68% in the United States, 37%–45% in China, and 19%–34% in India.”

  • Our Electrification Update currently covers electrification and emissions metrics only for our Mobility business (ridesharing). We aim to include our progress on delivery emissions and electrification in the future.

    In terms of packaging, Uber continues to invest in helping merchants transition to more-sustainable options. As with electrification, however, progress depends on collective action. We’re prioritizing efforts in cities where public and private investments are aligned. For example, in France over 88% of packaging used on the platform is recyclable, reusable, or compostable, supported by national policy and local incentives.

    While progress has been made, we have not been able to fully meet our goals for 2025, and our 2030 goals will be out of reach without stronger, coordinated action across government and industry.

    While many key levers are outside our control, we remain deeply committed to this transition not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because it brings direct and strategic benefits to our business, our users, our cities, and our wider communities. To learn more about Uber’s approach to more-sustainable packaging with merchants, consult our Uber Eats for Merchants web page.

  • Uber discloses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions in our Governance Strategy and Engagement Report and to CDP. You can find our most recent score in CDP’s public corporate score search. These emissions estimates have received limited assurance from an independent third party.

This page and the related information, updates, reports, and web pages (the “Report”) contain forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations and goals, which involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated. Additionally, this Report is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for business or vehicle acquisition decisions. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law. For more information on Uber’s strategy, please go to investor.uber.com.

Certain data disclosed in this Report has received limited assurance from LRQA. Data discrepancies with assurance may be present due to rounding methodologies.

The use of terms in this Report such as “drivers,” “couriers,” “earn,” “zero-emission vehicle,” “zero-emission ride,” and “sustainable packaging” are general and follow the general use case of the words by Uber Technologies, Inc. Regional variations of words should be considered at the reader’s discretion.

An overview of Uber’s use of carbon offsets can be found here.