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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So Hertz is going to rent out the Teslas to Uber drivers for $334/week plus fees and taxes, and Uber is going to give drivers $1 extra per ride in an electric vehicle.  So drivers will have to do 350+ drives per week, or an average of 50 a day every day, for the math to work.  Yes, there would be gas savings, but not a huge amount per ride to bring that down meaningfully. Are Uber drivers really driving that much?[/quote]

They wouldn't have to do 50 drives a day. Did you forget the drivers actually make profit for a ride? Probably averaging $4 a ride + $1 EV bonus and 20 rides a day that's $100 a day.

$500 a week if they're only working 5 days and part-time hours or 3 days but overnights heavy on weekends.

D.C. gas right now is $3.13/gallon for unleaded. To fill up a normal 15-gallon tank of a Honda Accord that's $47 with 2 fill-ups a week at $93.

So $334 - saving $93 in gas is a operating cost of $241 a week. A lease on a Honda Accord is $71 a week. Which brings the operating cost of a Tesla via Hertz down to $170/wk.

Now add in the bonus and assume you're making $100/day - you are taking in roughly $400/wk.

If you already HAVE a car, then no I wouldn't be renting a Tesla. But if, big if, Uber makes it possible for riders to request a Uber Tesla - these drivers will be in high demand and doing far more than 20 rides a day / $500 a week.

However one thing I'm not seeing is where these drivers are supposed to go and charge the vehicles. Most people do not have EV chargers in their garage and in D.C. in general parking is at premium so it would be almost impossible to find a parking spot anyway. If they have to drive back to Hertz and sit there for 2 hours as it charges - that's a huge no go.

Here's a D.C. uber drivers blog -

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/544126.page[/quote]

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