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Autonomous and shared vehicles works more in favor of electrical than combustion engine: 1. Autocharging is a trivial feature to implement. Charging times and
by jakozaur 11y ago
Autonomous 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.