# DC fast charging

Uber Pours $100m+ into Fast-Charging Hubs as It Prepares for an Electric, Autonomous Fleet

Uber will invest over $100 million to build DC fast-charging hubs for autonomous electric vehicles at its operations bases and along key city routes. The move is intended to reduce vehicle downtime and support a future scale-up of electric, autonomous ride-hailing, but it faces logistical, regulatory and grid-infrastructure challenges.