Leading the Charge: Electric London – People, Policy and the Price of Change

Londoners have been told for years to go electric – and many listened. Families swapped their cars for EVs on the school run. Small businesses invested in electric vans. Thousands of Uber drivers made the switch to cut emissions and costs. But with the Cleaner Vehicle Discount ending this Christmas, those same drivers and households will soon face new daily charges of up to £13.50 to enter central London. For many, that feels less like progress and more like punishment. The Electric London coalition, following The Standard’s Leading the Charge campaign, is calling on Mayor Sadiq Khan to reverse the decision to scrap EVs’ exemption from the congestion charge. In this final episode, The Standard's Business Editor Jonathan Prynn speaks with Andrew Brem, UK General Manager at Uber, and Steve Garelick from the GMB Union, to hear how professional drivers, small businesses and ordinary Londoners will be affected – and what this policy shift means for trust, fairness, and the future of London’s clean air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.