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The autonomous angle is also the wild-card along with the vehicle ownership notions. If our norms of vehicle ownership change, we can actually end up with signi
by sremani 11y ago
The autonomous angle is also the wild-card along with the vehicle ownership notions. If our norms of vehicle ownership change, we can actually end up with significantly more BEVs and PHEVs. Remember GM highlighted Lyft when they were show casing Bolt EV. The S curve is not that far off, even with cheap oil.
- jakozaur 11y agoAutonomous and shared vehicles works more in favor of electrical than combustion engine: 1. Autocharging is a trivial feature to implement. Charging times and range matter less. 2. In Uber/Lyft you don't chose car, but your provider does. Assuming electrical cars will have better economy there is less legacy/nostalgia barriers.
- icebraining 11y agoAuto-refueling has already been implemented, though: http://fuelmatics.com/ http://fuelmatics.com/
- azernik 11y agoAdditionally, as the proportion of time utilized goes up (as it usually does for shared vehicles like taxis and Uber/Lyft), the cost of fuel and maintenance becomes more important relative to the initial price of the car, making the economics even better for electrics.