Lyft is adding a fuel surcharge to ride-share trips as gas prices continue to rise.
Yesterday’s price is not today’s price, and that goes for the cost of gas and these ride-share prices. Today, Lyft announced that it would be following behind Uber’s move to add a fuel surcharge in the midst of high gas prices.
The company didn’t say the surcharge price for riders but mentioned the surcharge would go toward Lyft drivers who fill their own tanks.
“We’ve been closely monitoring rising gas prices and their impact on our driver community,” a Lyft spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday, KTVU reports. “Driver earnings overall remain elevated compared to last year, but given the rapid rise in gas prices we’ll be asking riders to pay a temporary fuel surcharge, all of which will go to drivers.”
As of Tuesday, the average gas price in the country is $4.31, a 25 cent increase from seven days ago. As for Uber, they will give riders a surcharge based on their location starting March 16. Uber fuel surcharges could be between $0.45 to $0.55.
“We know that prices have been going up across the economy, so we’ve done our best to help drivers and couriers without placing too much additional burden on consumers,” Uber said in a statement, KTVU reports. “Over the coming weeks, we plan to listen closely to feedback from consumers, couriers and drivers. We’ll also continue to track gas price movements to determine if we need to make additional changes.”
