"We're starting this initiative here because Portland and the State of Oregon are national leaders in the transition to clean energy and electric vehicles," says Bryce Bennett, Uber general manager for Oregon. "Last year the legislature had the foresight to pass one of the strongest clean energy laws in the nation, which empowers utilities to increase and improve the infrastructure needed to grow the electric car market. That legislation, and the plans now before the Oregon Public Utility Commissioner, are the catalyst for what we're starting."