Uber, Lyft Could Gain From New York City Congestion Pricing They Championed
Uber, Lyft Could Gain From New York City Congestion Pricing They Championed
According to the New York Post report, Lyft contributed $18,500 in each of the last four years to Gov. New York City's congestion toll program launched on Sunday, adding new fees for drivers and rideshare customers. Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) and LYFT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) lobbied in favor of congestion tolls and are positioned to benefit from the new fees.
纽约市的拥堵收费计划于周日启动，为司机和乘车共享客户增加了新的费用。优步科技公司（纽交所：UBER）和Lyft公司（纳斯达克：LYFT）游说支持拥堵收费并有望从新费用中受益。
What To Know: The new congestion toll program is intended to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and raise funds for the city's mass transit system. Most drivers entering Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone, south of 60th Street, will be charged a $9 toll during peak hours while rideshare services will be charged significantly less $1.50 per vehicle.
了解一下：新的拥堵收费计划旨在减少交通拥堵、改善空气质量并为城市的公共交通系统筹集资金。大多数进入曼哈顿拥堵缓解区（60街以南）的司机在高峰时段将被收取9美元的收费，而乘车共享服务将被收取显著较低的1.50美元每辆车。
According to a report from the New York Post, Uber and Lyft have spent millions of dollars lobbying in favor of the congestion toll program and stand to benefit from its rollout.
据《纽约邮报》报道，优步和Lyft已经花费数百万美元游说支持拥堵收费计划，并有望从其推出中受益。
According to the New York Post report, Lyft contributed $18,500 in each of the last four years to Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign, which championed the new congestion tolls. The Post also reported that Uber spent $2 million between 2015 and 2019 to promote congestion tolls.
根据《纽约邮报》的报道，Lyft在过去四年中每年为州长凯西·霍赫尔的竞选捐赠了18500美元，霍赫尔倡导新的拥堵收费。《邮报》还报道，优步在2015到2019年期间花费了200万美元来推广拥堵收费。
Why It Matters: Uber and Lyft are passing the additional fee to the customer so the increased tolls will not directly affect the companies' bottom lines. The companies could also benefit from reduced traffic leading to faster service and from drivers switching to ridesharing services in order to avoid higher tolls.
为什么这很重要：优步和Lyft将额外费用转嫁给客户，因此增加的收费不会直接影响公司的底线。这些公司也可能从减少的交通流量中受益，从而提供更快的服务，并且司机为避免更高的收费而转向乘车共享服务。
Lyft announced it is refunding the new $1.50 congestion fee in the form of a credit for future trips for all rides completed in the month of January.
Lyft宣布将新的1.50美元拥堵费用以未来行程的抵用金形式退款，适用于在一月份完成的所有行程。
"Since 2019 rideshare riders have already paid a $2.75 congestion fee to the MTA for rides that start, end or pass through a separate congestion zone that begins below 96th Street in Manhattan. We don't think riders should be double taxed, and we lobbied hard for them to be exempt from this new additional $1.50 congestion fee," the company said in a statement released last week.
"自2019年以来，乘车共享骑客已经向MTA支付了2.75美元的拥堵费用，适用于在曼哈顿96街以下的单独拥堵区开始、结束或经过的行程。我们认为骑客不应该被双重征税，我们努力游说让他们免于这项新的额外1.50美元拥堵费用，"该公司上周在一份声明中表示。
Josh Gold, a Uber spokesman, told the New York Post that the company was "early supporters of congestion pricing" but "government can't continue to raise prices and fees on New Yorkers and expect no consequences."
优步发言人Josh Gold告诉《纽约邮报》，该公司是"拥堵定价的早期支持者"，但"政府不能继续提高价格和费用，让纽约人承担而不期待任何后果。"
The full impact of congestion tolling on the rideshare services will become clearer as future ridership figures come in.
随着未来乘客人数数据的公布，拥堵收费对共享出行服务的全面影响将变得更加清晰。
