Uber Green arrives in Malta to promote zero emission mobility

Nov 15 2022

Starting today, Uber Green is available in Malta. This new service allows platform users to travel in hybrid and electric vehicles at the same price as Uber’s most popular product, UberX.

The launch of Uber Green is part of the global commitment to become a zero emission mobility platform in 2040 worldwide. Uber’s commitment includes a comprehensive roadmap as well as a series of agreements with public and private institutions around the world.

The main milestones of the Uber roadmap are:

In 2025, 50% of the kilometres traveled through its platform in the seven European capitals (Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris) will be in zero-emission vehicles.
In 2030, Uber will become a zero emission platform in Europe, the United States and Canada.
In 2040, the 10,000 cities in which Uber is present will have 100% of the trips made in zero-emission vehicles, public transport and micro mobility.

To achieve this goal, Uber will invest 800 million dollars in aid to drivers to cover the costs of acquiring and charging electric vehicles, the main barriers that hinder access to electric mobility. In Malta, Uber and the local partner (Rides and Eats) will invest 50K euros in its transition strategy to electric vehicles.

With today’s launch Uber Green will be available with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles with the aim of further increasing its offer to users who, starting from June this year, have the opportunity to access different services such as Uber X, Uber XL, Uber Comfort and, starting today, Uber Green.

Local partner, Rides & Eats, will finance a €50k yearly contribution to support drivers who wish to buy an electric vehicle: for every trip performed until the end of 2023 drivers will be getting 1€ to be spent on the purchase of a new electric vehicle, for a total of 2.5K euro per driver.

Sebastian Ripard, the CEO of Rides & Eats commented that: “We strongly believe that the electric transition in mobility is one of the key steps towards fighting climate change and we are committed to facilitating this transition here in Malta.”

Rides and Eats has also finalised an agreement with Motor’s Inc., Auto Sales Ltd. – Kind’s and Industrial Motors Ltd, three local dealers representing OEM for further discounts to those drivers who want to switch to a zero emission vehicle.

Accessing Uber Green is very simple:

Open the Uber app
Choose a destination
Select Uber Green
Find out the final price in advance and confirm the ride
Enjoy your trip and when it’s time to go home, follow the same procedure.

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Canadians in Malta amazed by how cheap pastizzeri shops are

Nov 15 2022

A TikTok uploaded by user @KevinWeb3 captured the sheer amazement, and satisfaction, of some Canadians in Malta trying out food from a pastizzeria on the island.

The TikToker revealed that they were recommended the iconic Maltese delicacies to try out by a commenter on one of their videos.

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The TikTokers reportedly bought two lasagne and two Coca Cola bottles, and it only cost them €4.50. They went on to reveal that this would have cost them at least $15 back in Canada.

Suffice to say the TikTokers were very satisfied with the cheap meal they were able to land, urging them to share it with the rest of their followers to attract more hungry tourists to the traditional culinary side of Malta.

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Health Minister receives flu and COVID booster jabs

Nov 15 2022

Leading by example, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne revealed that he has just received his flu jab as well as the COVID-19 Omicron booster shot.

The minister received the shots in the Gżira health centre, and went on to encourage people to get their jabs to protect themselves and those around them.

As of the 17th of October, the government started offering the vaccines against influenza and the COVID-19 Omicron variant to those over the age of 55, vulnerable people and healthcare workers.

As of Monday 31st October however, the jab became available to anyone no matter their age. These are being offered for free, with the flu jab administer as a nasal spray for kids. The Omicron jab is available for those aged 12 and over.

Nescafé LifeCycle Challenge cyclists successfully complete 10-day challenge to Santiago, Chile

Nov 15 2022

Participants of the 2022 Nescafé LifeCycle Challenge have successfully completed the 22nd edition of the challenge – involving a mammoth 1,700 km cycling adventure from Buenos Aires in Argentina to Santiago in Chile. The participants arrived in the Chilean capital Santiago on Friday.

Argentina and Chile respectively were the 49th and 50th countries visited by LifeCycle participants since the challenge started more than 20 years ago. In this year’s edition the cyclists’ route included a trek up to the Andes Mountains reaching an altitude of more than 3,000 metres – a milestone in LifeCycle history.

Throughout the 10-day challenge, participants had to face some tough conditions. The strong winds were a constant daily adversary which added to the long rides and never-ending straight roads, made it a tough mental challenge too. The cyclists had to also deal with different terrains along the route, from deep sandy farm roads to long tarmac-surfaced highways, as well as never ending stretches of rough gravel as they climbed through the Andes.

The endpoint of this year’s challenge was the iconic San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago – itself rising to more than 800 metres above the rest of the city of Chile.

As in previous years, the goal of the Nescafé LifeCycle Challenge is to raise awareness on kidney disease as well as raising funds for kidney disease research and the treatment for kidney disease.

LifeCycle (Malta) Founder Alan Curry said: “It is extremely satisfying to once again conclude an epic challenge and dare I say the most ambitious challenge LifeCycle has managed yet and I’ve of the toughest. It is a great accomplishment to not only finish another LifeCycle challenge but also to collect these funds for renal patients and their families that they sorely require.”

Donations to the LifeCycle (Malta) Foundation can continue to be made via Revolut on 9932 9101, by PayPal on this link: https://buff.ly/35g17CC and via SMS: 5061 7370 for €2.33; 5061 8920 for €6.99; 5061 9229 for €11.65; or via a call to 5160 2020 for €10; 5170 2005 for €15; and 5180 2006 for €25.

Donations can be made also via bank transfers via Swift code VALLMTMT, IBAN MT 18 VALL 22013000000014814521017, with the Bank name being Bank of Valletta, and account number 14814521017. For more information, one can visit here or here.

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