Uber adds fuel surcharge, citing high gas prices
Source: NBC News
The company said the fees will go to drivers, who are responsible for paying for gas they use.
By Kif Leswing, CNBC
Uber is adding a surcharge on fares and deliveries in the U.S. and Canada in response to surging gas prices, the company said Friday.
Riders taking Uber trips will pay a fee of $0.45 to $0.55 per trip, and Uber Eats deliveries will include a $0.35 to $0.45 surcharge, the company said. The fees are temporary and will last for at least two months.
The company said the fees will go to drivers, who are responsible for paying for gas they use.
The surcharges can vary based on trip distance and gas prices in each state. They won’t apply in New York City because drivers already received a 5.3 percent pay increase on March 1, accounting for the increase in gas costs, Uber said.
Prices at a gas station in Long Beach, Calif. on Friday.Ashley Landis / AP
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uber-adds-fuel-surcharge-citing-high-gas-prices-rcna19818
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$.55 per trip? So it's the same for a trip of 2 or 20 miles?
Ask UPS how they calculate their fuel surcharge on package delivery. Come up with a benchmark (say what the average price/gal was when you started - mine was $1.50 in Dec 2015 - 
and base it on distance of the ride. Cost of gas is the #1 variable in our costs to drive.
What will happen is that people will quit drive Uber/Lyft because they can't afford to put gas in tank and those surge prices are going to go thru the roof.