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Uber’s keeps plans alive for electric vehicles in SA

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Uber’s investment in sustainable mobility and electrification in the markets in which it operates is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Frans Hiemstra, Uber’s GM for the Middle East and Africa.

Through the discussion, Hiemstra outlines Uber’s sustainability efforts; partnership with Prince William’s Earthshot Prize; electrification goals; how such plans are being implemented in various countries; and challenges holding back progress in different countries.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.
11 Nov English South Africa Business News · News

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