Thousands of free Uber rides available for Aussies - here's how to get them
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Thousands of tennis fans could claim a free ride to the Australian Open this summer as part of a program to get more people inside electric cars. Uber and Kia announced the project on Saturday, with a goal to serve up more than 20,000 free rides over two weeks in Melbourne using a fleet of 50 electric vehicles.
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The announcement comes weeks after a new vehicle efficiency standard came into effect and in a year predicted to achieve milestones for sales of low-emission cars. It is the second time the companies have offered free electric vehicle rides around the Australian Open tennis tournament, with more than 10,000 rides accepted last year.
With a larger electric fleet this year, Uber Australia and New Zealand general manager Emma Foley said the companies planned to boost their reach. 'We're hoping we're going to be able to double the number of rides and kilometres travelled to get people around in a really environmentally friendly way,' she said.
'We are now doing more than 25,000 electric rides every day in Australia.'. The project will be held during the Australian Open, from January 12 to 26, and free rides will be available to Uber One members travelling from or to the Melbourne tennis precinct to a value of $100.
Uber and Kia have partnered up to officer 20,000 free Uber rides in Melbourne this summer. The rides will up to $100 in value and are for Uber One members going to or from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The electric fleet available for the project will be made up of Kia EV6 and EV9 vehicles, Kia Australia chief executive Damien Meredith said, but more than half of the fleet would be EV5 vehicles which were released just two months ago.
