With gas prices rising and her earnings falling, driving for Uber and Lyft is more of a struggle than ever for Margarita Penalosa. Eight years ago, she said she was earning $30 per hour after expenses. Now she’s barely netting between $6 and $10 after expenses. The hours are brutal. “I mostly drive every day, seven days a week,” she said. “It can be 14 hours a day, sometimes even more.” And she’s driving more, covering a region from Palm Springs to Santa Barbara, to make ends meet.