TotalEnergies is linking up with U.S.-based Uber through a partnership the pair hopes will accelerate the transition of Uber’s drivers toward electric mobility.

As part of the partnership, TotalEnergies will provide support for electric vehicle (EV) conversion and easier access to charge points. TotalEnergies is already strongly involved in EV charging services and infrastructures in major European cities and throughout France, particularly in Paris where the company is headquartered, according to a release from TotalEnergies on June 29.

The partnership between TotalEnergies and Uber will target France at first, but could possibly extend to other European countries.

“We are delighted with this collaboration to support drivers—and beyond that, their customers—in their transition to more affordable, safer and accessible electric mobility. … We share with Uber the same ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality and to accompany cities in the transformation of mobility and the reduction of carbon emissions,” commented Guillaume Larroque, managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing France, in the release.

Uber has set an objective to reach 50% of EV available on its French platform by 2025, which currently has 30,000 registered drivers. The goal is part of its wider commitments to be fully electric across Europe and North America by 2030.

TotalEnergies has also set a 2050 target to achieve net-zero emissions across its production and energy products used by its customers.

“This partnership with TotalEnergies is a cornerstone in our commitment to reach 50% electric vehicles by 2025 and to support VTC drivers in their transition to electric vehicles,” Laureline Serieys, general manager for Uber in France, added in the release. “The company’s expertise and the coverage of its charging network will help remove some of the obstacles that drivers may encounter and will allow them to make the transition to electric vehicles more serenely.”

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