Tesla Model Y Elected As Uber Taxi Premium Fleet In Japan

Tesla Model Y. (Doc. Tesla)

JAKARTA - The taxi fleet in Japan will be enlivened by the presence of the Tesla Model Y as a premium fleet, this was done by Uber in collaboration with local taxi Hinomaru Kotsu.

Quoted from the Teslarati website, Thursday, December 28, around 30 units of Tesla Model Y will accompany passengers to various areas that have been determined or limited. For the Tokyo area, covering several areas such as Chiyoda, Chou, Interesto, Shinjuku to Shibuya.

Later Uber plans to add a fleet of up to 100 Tesla Model Y units by 2024, and expand the area that customers can explore, both for traveling to crowded places.

However, for those who want to feel the sensation of Taxi Tesla, they have to spend more because the price is 20 percent higher than local Taxi in general.

According to a report from Nikkei, Uber hopes to take advantage of opportunities from the Japanese government's decision to lift the ban on ride-sharing services in some areas.

As is known, Japan currently bans various taxi rides, under the highway transportation law, but it is reported that the ban will be lifted in April 2024, provided taxi companies run the service in limited hours and in limited areas.

In addition, the government will only allow ride-sharing services in places that lack taxi drivers, such as tourist and urban destinations.