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To be fair taxis have unique requirements. Taxis in the UK were like 80% Prius for a long time because they drive very long distances and hybrids are very cost
by IshKebab 1y ago
To be fair taxis have unique requirements. Taxis in the UK were like 80% Prius for a long time because they drive very long distances and hybrids are very cost effective for city driving where you're doing a lot of low speed driving and don't have convenient recharging opportunities. But most people aren't in that situation.
Still, I think BYD are kind of killing it.
- Tade0 1y ago> But most people aren't in that situation. Those who commute from the suburbs actually save even more as hybrids achieve their lowest consumption going a steady 50-70km/h. Of course the same people could just get an EV and charge at home, but in terms of cost-effectiveness hybrids still win in this use case.
- ponector 1y agoUnless you have a really cheap electricity at home (not like in EU) the best price per km has old Prius with LNG fuel. Also reliable, there are tons of them with 500k+ km on the clock.
- Tade0 11mo agoOver here LPG is the gas of choice and indeed taxi drivers regularly have that installed in their hybrids.