According to Reuters, Uber signed a deal with BYD to test the electric e6 as taxis in the US.
As it turns out, 25 BYD cars are being tested in Chicago through Green Wheels USA and they hope for a couple hundred e6s to be part of the program by the end of the year. e6, with more than 60 kWh of battery capacity, can go over 180 miles on a single charge.
Green Wheels prepared a traditional lease or a lease-to-own program, although the most popular is weekly rental.