A freeze on the number of vehicle-hire drivers will impact Uber in Toronto. Local taxi companies welcomed the news, but the tech giant said it was reviewing legal options.
A freeze on the number of vehicle-hire drivers will impact Uber in Toronto. Local taxi companies welcomed the news, but the tech giant said it was reviewing legal options.
Taxi companies in the GTA are speaking out against City Hall’s intention to mandate zero-emissions taxicabs and ride shares by 2031, a move one entrepreneur says will “destroy a lot of drivers’ livelihoods.”
Taxi companies in the GTA are speaking out against City Hall’s intention to mandate zero-emissions taxicabs and ride shares by 2031, a move one entrepreneur says will “destroy a lot of drivers’ livelihoods.”
The plan calls for all vehicles for hire, with the exception of stretch limousines and accessible vehicles, to be zero-emission by 2031. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles would be allowed until Dec. 31, 2032.