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I don't see how this is economical for a full time driver. Maybe a Bolt would have the range to make enough money between charges. Driving a (presently availa

I don't see how this is economical for a full time driver. Maybe a Bolt would have the range to make enough money between charges. Driving a (presently available) Tesla for Uber would be a crazy money loss. No way a Leaf could do it (I drive one daily), even with the quick charge port. So a Bolt is probably $35k, and you are supposed to drive that full time, with time out between charges, and still make enough money to pay that off and make a living? I suppose you could cheat and use a Volt. It's electric, but can run 100% off gasoline. Of course it just reiterates the point that Uber and Lyft were never supposed to be full time, rather a way to quickly make a buck by sharing a ride. Until used EVs with 200+ mile range are widely available, I just don't see it being economical. Of course Uber will sucker you into leasing an EV, where you net pay after expense will probably be $3/hr.

Brakenshire 8y ago
It depends where you are. Taxi drivers in London average only 100 miles a day, and in fact all new black cabs are already required to be electric with a range extender. If Uber design into their system a bias for shorter, central journeys going to electric cars, and longer journeys going to petrol or diesel cars, it’s definitely doable. The new Leaf has a range of 150 miles, which is borderline. You could do it with an i3 with range extender, or with the model 3.
- saudioger 8y ago
  It helps that Black cab fares are significantly more expensive than Uber.
- UncleEntity 8y ago
  > If Uber design into their system a bias for shorter, central journeys going to electric cars, and longer journeys going to petrol or diesel cars, it’s definitely doable. A bunch of short fares absolutely kills your day between the wait time and deadhead miles between trips. Figure you can do three or four $7 trips in the same time you can do one $60 trip.
timvdalen 8y ago
As a data point: A lot of the UberBLACK cars in Amsterdam are Tesla Model S's

Brakenshire 8y ago

It depends where you are. Taxi drivers in London average only 100 miles a day, and in fact all new black cabs are already required to be electric with a range extender. If Uber design into their system a bias for shorter, central journeys going to electric cars, and longer journeys going to petrol or diesel cars, it’s definitely doable. The new Leaf has a range of 150 miles, which is borderline. You could do it with an i3 with range extender, or with the model 3.

saudioger 8y ago
It helps that Black cab fares are significantly more expensive than Uber.
UncleEntity 8y ago
> If Uber design into their system a bias for shorter, central journeys going to electric cars, and longer journeys going to petrol or diesel cars, it’s definitely doable. A bunch of short fares absolutely kills your day between the wait time and deadhead miles between trips. Figure you can do three or four $7 trips in the same time you can do one $60 trip.

timvdalen 8y ago

As a data point: A lot of the UberBLACK cars in Amsterdam are Tesla Model S's