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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. The economics of EVs—more expensive to buy but a lot cheaper to run—match perfectly with high-mileage, low-margin businesses like ride-hailing and taxis. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.

Diesel

Diesel Taxi Re-Charge Pollution

ITF report finds self-driving shared vehicles could take up to 90% of cars off city streets; total kilometers travelled increases

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2015

ITF researchers used actual transport data from Lisbon, Portugal, to modal the impact of two concepts: “TaxiBots”, self-driving vehicles shared simultaneously by several passengers (ride sharing) and “AutoVots”, which pick-up and drop-off single passengers sequentially (car sharing). New vehicle types and business models will be required.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

ITF report finds self-driving shared vehicles could take up to 90% of cars off city streets; total kilometers travelled increases

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