Interesting - the Reuters article claims that this car has a 186 mile range, which is greater than what Wikipedia claims (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e6 ht

Interesting - the Reuters article claims that this car has a 186 mile range, which is greater than what Wikipedia claims (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e6) Charged in 30 minutes, a typical Uber driver might need to charge it a couple times a day. The $200 rent option results in a fixed charge. The Electricity will cut down on the cost. Environmentally beneficial. Feels like a win/win/win all around. It's obvious that as batteries continue to improve, this is going to be the default case for fleet vehicles like postal, UPS, taxis, etc... [Edit: It looks like from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_New_York_City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_New_York_City that Taxicab vehicles are driven an average of 180 miles per shift. That means charge before the shift starts, and a charge (at lunch?) in the middle of the shift, and you are good to go. If you need more, it's because you are making $$$. Uber charges $1.31/mile - so approx $237/day, or $1185/week - $200 car, -75kWh$.10 /Kwh 2 times day*5days = $65 electricity. So, $1185 - $265 $920/week. I wonder what the insurance story is. ]