Stoaty
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Totally disagree.madbrain said:No way this will work with the Leaf, maybe with the Tesla and lots of superchargers, but even then I doubt it.
TonyWilliams said:Mexico City was absolutely jam packed with VW Beetles as taxi cabs, and were very successful. I'm confident the LEAF can be, provided there is a DC charger at every taxi waiting stand.
davewill said:Here's how they're doing it in Tokyo supposedly:
Japan's First Electric Taxi Project Kicks Off
The original DC article specified 40 LEAFs and 56 QCs. Definitely NOT a one man taxi operation. Although if the QCs were available, I think a one man outfit could possibly manage.madbrain said:... This may work for companies that own or lease their fleet once they figure out the proper ratios of ICEs, EVs, fast chargers and drivers.
But when you are talking about an individual taxicab who owns his car and license as is the case around here, each driver would need to have 2 cars, and somebody would still need to pay for the fast chargers, since the price of a fast charger is about the cost of a 3rd car...
Robster1979 said:It might be true that the average american is slightly wider than it's european counterpart and might therefore require a bit more space, but still..For congested areas like NYC, it should be great.
Robster1979 said:Most taxi trips are short hauls, not like your 50 mile trip. That's a pretty expensive taxi ride btw But you' re right. There are about 40 fast chargers in the Netherlands. So when Taxi-e runs into a customer like you, they need half an hour charging before heading back
madbrain said:The Netherlands is a fairly small country so this may work out there, but still 40 fast chargers nationwide doesn't seem like that many.
wikipedia.com said:A total of 457 Leafs have been sold in the Netherlands through September 2012.
mkjayakumar said:Even then battery degradation will kill you, in a year.
With the Leaf's chemistry I'd say the answer is no, not on a regular basis without TMS. It would be interesting see how long the Leaf's battery lasts in a hot D.C. summer if it's getting QC'd every day, maybe more than once. And the same goes for the e-NV200 - The Ford Transit Connect EV might have been a better choice assuming it had a TMS, if Azure Dynamics hadn't declared bankruptcy.toasty said:is it safe to supercharge (lev3) several times a day?
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