Using Uber and Lyft to get around? Here's why you'll pay more

Rideshare companies Uber and Lyft are moving to ease the burden of soaring gas prices on drivers and delivery people by passing some of those added fuel costs along to customers. 

Lyft on Wednesday said that starting next week it will ask passengers to pay a fuel surcharge of 55 cents per ride, all of which will go directly to the driver. The surcharge will be temporary and last at least 60 days, Lyft said. The surcharge does not apply in New York City, where drivers' minimum pay rates received a 5.3% boost in early March.

Lyft competitor Uber last week had announced a similar fuel surcharge to help offset rising fuel costs for drivers, who are responsible for filling up their own gas tanks.