The lease lets rideshare drivers select their Mustang Mach-E for between one- and four-month increments, depending on location. The vehicle is delivered to the driver within two weeks, and they use the Ford Drive app to manage payments and service. In each city, the Ford Drive team works with dealers to purchase a fleet of Mustang Mach-Es. Service. The maintenance of the vehicles are conducted through dealers as well.

Ford Next and Uber initially launched the flexible lease pilot in 2022, allowing San Diego drivers on the Uber platform to lease more than 150 Mustang Mach-Es. Now, drivers in three California cities are able to test drive this new leasing approach. California is Uber’s leading North American market for EV use, with ~10% of all on-trip miles completed in fully electric vehicles as of late 2022.