[VIC, Uber One] Free Kia EV9 Electric Car Rides (up to $100) to/from within 8km of Melbourne Park for Australian Open @ Uber

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[VIC, Uber One] Free Kia EV9 Electric Car Rides (up to $100) to/from within 8km of Melbourne Park for Australian Open @ Uber
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Taegukgi on 11/01/2025 - 09:54 uber.com (1510 clicks)

Increased from 5km in 2024 to 8km.

When travelling to or from the tennis precinct Uber One members will enter a location in the Melbourne tennis precinct as the destination (if headed to the tennis precinct) or their destination as normal (if leaving the tennis precinct).

The rides are subject to availability and will only be visible for Uber One members who are travelling within an eight kilometre radius of the Melbourne tennis precinct. The rides are capped at $100 AUD.

Between 9am and 10pm from Sunday January 12 until Sunday January 26, if a Kia Electric vehicle is available, riders will be able to select that option and ride to their destination, with Kia picking up the cost of the ride for them.

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  • hardya on 11/01/2025 - 10:09
    +18

    Let me guess, one or two cars ooerating?

    • brotherfranciz on 11/01/2025 - 10:45
      +13

      Third paragraph:

      A fleet of 50 sleek Kia electric vehicles will be deployed during these two weeks…

      There are free trams too, if you're content to travel with others.

    • nightelves on 11/01/2025 - 11:22
      +2

      No there’s three cars this time.

  • Gervais fanboy on 11/01/2025 - 10:11
    +6

    Nice looking car btw

    • Ryk on 11/01/2025 - 10:45

      shame about all the graffiti at the location shoot

      • Gervais fanboy on 11/01/2025 - 10:51

        Really? Most people find them to be quite iconic, although I personally avoid them coz they stink.

      • hardya on 11/01/2025 - 11:46
        +6

        Never quite understood how Melbourne made a tourist destination from filthy graffiti-scrawled laneways that stink from rotten garbage and drunken bums pissing in them

        • try2bhelpful on 11/01/2025 - 11:53
          -1

          I suspect you don’t actually go down many of them. The very small laneways can be like that but the “touristy” ones are maintained.

        • Corgsta on 11/01/2025 - 20:28
          -4

          Yeah interesting hey. Same with cafes with exposed gas and water pipes along the walls, paint peeling off brickwork, dirt and grime in the corners, or, sitting outside in tiny lanes or courtyards with tiny tables where your knees hit the bottom, sitting on milk crates while stinky cars and Harlies roar past. Maybe that wasn’t invented by Melbourne though (could’ve been NYC for example).

  • cerealsmok3r on 11/01/2025 - 10:28
    +3

    Should’ve just ended at free Kia car

  • gracie88 on 11/01/2025 - 11:09
    +1

    Was waiting for this deal lol. Thanks OP. Used this last year and was really nice.

    • Gervais fanboy on 11/01/2025 - 11:35
      +3

      It’s the exact opposite actually.

      • 1st-Amendment on 11/01/2025 - 13:36

        It’s the exact opposite actually.

        A more accurate summary would be 'less than expected demand'. If you are selling above your forecast, you don't need to do promos to try and move more stock. I was looking at an EV6 GT recently and they were selling ex-demo's for $40k below RRP. No-one does discounts like that if you are meeting targets.

        • Gervais fanboy on 11/01/2025 - 17:05

          Point
          But if you factor in the pulling back of government rebates, decline in the sales growth% was to be expected, so everything considered EV market’s doing good right now.
          Also, the influx of cheap Chinese cars forcing a lot of companies hands to compete on the pricing front.

        • inamberclad on 11/01/2025 - 19:59
          +2

          Mind if I ask where these ex demos are being offered for 40k under RRP?

          • 1st-Amendment on 12/01/2025 - 14:28
            -1

            @inamberclad:

            Mind if I ask where these ex demos are being offered for 40k under RRP?

            I took one for a test drive at Sydney City Kia last year. RRP was $115k, it was selling for $75k. Great car but didn't proceed because electric is not practical for my current circumstances. When I checked on Carsales there was two in Wollongong Kia and one at Gosford Kia for the same price.

    • hardya on 11/01/2025 - 11:47

      Bit like buying a LG phone

  • smartProverble on 11/01/2025 - 12:19
    +2

    2024 World Car of the Year winner.

    A jury of 100 car journalists from 29 countries have handed the Kia EV9 the prestigious 2024 World Car of the Year award. Kia’s battery-electric family SUV was also named best EV in this year’s WCOTY.

    https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/kia-ev9-named-…

    • hardya on 11/01/2025 - 14:01

      Popular in europe?

  • BOC14 on 11/01/2025 - 12:32

    Keen to know what happens to these 50 EV9s after the AusOpen, if anyone knows

    • superm86 on 11/01/2025 - 12:50
      +3

      last rider gets to take it home..

    • 1st-Amendment on 11/01/2025 - 13:42
      +3

      Keen to know what happens to these 50 EV9s after the AusOpen, if anyone knows

      Sold at a discount and use the loss as a tax write-off. Look out for some cheap 'ex-Demo' stock next month.

      Worth noting they're not all EV9's. This post says EV9, but the article says it's all the Kia EV range. Some clever person at Kia found a novel way to use up all that excess stock use it for a tax break and advertising at the same time.

  • Ricketytruck on 11/01/2025 - 13:37
    -1

    One of my favourite deals ❤️

  • jumpingwillow on 11/01/2025 - 13:39
    -1

    Lol what benefit do you get from posting so many deals

  • bargain_knight on 11/01/2025 - 13:43
    +2

    Did anyone get one last year? I tried last year but couldn't see any.

  • love2buy on 11/01/2025 - 13:51
    +5

    This is excellent marketing. Evs makes so much sense for rideshare. I"m surprised government haven't mandate rideshare to be ev only. Also evs car carshare would be a good idea as well as they have dedicated parking that could be used for charging.

    • 1st-Amendment on 13/01/2025 - 18:02

      I"m surprised government haven't mandate

      Yeah that's what we more of, the government forcing us to do more stuff…

  • yeahna on 11/01/2025 - 17:23

    Free lifts to work FTW!

  • arcticmonkey on 11/01/2025 - 17:31
    +2

    Is it 8km as the crow flies or what the gps shows?

  • tommypickles on 11/01/2025 - 17:44
    +1

    Any EV3 around for demo or rides?

  • milobob on 11/01/2025 - 22:35
    +2

    Nice. Let's hope these uber drivers don't drive with the throttle on/off like so many do.

    That is, throttle is at 100% or 0%. Creating a sickening lurch for their passengers. EVs make this worse due to their instant torque.

    • sween64 on 12/01/2025 - 09:43

      And regenerative braking

    • 1st-Amendment on 13/01/2025 - 18:04

      Let's hope these uber drivers don't drive with the throttle on/off like so many do

      Come on man, it's multiculturism! Do you fell enriched yet?

  • billbob123454 on 12/01/2025 - 10:56
    +2

    Am I the only one who cant see any? Uber One Member and everything

    • Slappie on 12/01/2025 - 15:23
      +1

      I managed to book a trip this morning from Albert Park to the NGV.

    • SaberXLancer on 12/01/2025 - 18:12
      +1

      I keep refresh the APP today at 2pm, 4pm, 6pm. All costing money.
      Uber One member and tried in CBD, Port Melbourne beach and Southbank.
      Destination is set to Rod Laver Arena.
      I think this is completely false advertising.

  • jdizzles on 12/01/2025 - 18:52

    Has anyone worked out what the cutoff is for how far away you can travel? For me it seems pick up AND drop of both have to be within 8km

    • nicholasv on 13/01/2025 - 19:54

      Yep looks like the same for me. I am able to book a ride now from Melbourne Park to the CBD, however, Melbourne Park to my home is a no no

  • benjaminkhlaw on 12/01/2025 - 19:23
    +1

    Beware, they deduct your uber one credits first before giving you free credits to cover for the remaining balance.

  • Ricketytruck on 12/01/2025 - 20:35

    There’s 50 over the week. I’ve been trying since 6 to get a free ride to port Melb. No luck

  • Wongman on 12/01/2025 - 23:32

    Thanks op. Got one easy from Hawthorn to the tennis today 🎾

    • Madfrega on 14/01/2025 - 09:11

      When you type in rod laver as address do you just keep refreshing until a $0 fare comes up?

  • fLaMePrO on 14/01/2025 - 21:33

    Got one from Collingwood to the courts, not bad if it's around 9pm. Then I just walked home heh.

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