Uber adds fuel surcharge for drivers struggling with recent gas price hikes

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Uber adds fuel surcharge for drivers struggling with recent gas price hikes
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The national average surpassed $4.35 on Thursday, and California is leading the way with the highest state average of $5.67 per gallon.

The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. hit a new record high of $4.104 on Monday, surpassing the previous record of $4.103 set in 2008 according to data from GasBuddy.Rideshare drivers have been hit hard with the recent spike in gas prices and soon rideshare customers could be impacted as well.

"Beginning Wednesday, March 16, consumers will pay a surcharge of either $0.45 or $0.55 on each Uber trip and either $0.35 or $0.45 on each Uber Eats order, depending on their location—with 100% of that money going directly to workers’ pockets," Uber wrote in a"We know that prices have been going up across the economy, so we’ve done our best to help drivers and couriers without placing too much additional burden on consumers.

As of Thursday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $4.318, according to data collected by the American Automobile Association. Prices surpassed the $4 mark Sunday for the first time in 14 years.

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