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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by imh on Friday December 01, 2017 @12:19PM (#15825352)
I had a lyft ride in one last weekend and chatted with the driver about it. I agree it looks nice. The interior was great and the ride was comfy. The driver was very enthusiastic about how much he loved the car. Plug it in over night, drive to SF and do lyft all day, then drive home. He didn't share my concerns over the range at all.
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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by jessriedel on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:49PM (#15826170)
He drove all day and didn't exceed the 238 mile range?
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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by maherbeg on Friday December 01, 2017 @02:03PM (#15826328)
I imagine city driving in start/stop traffic to be a perfect use case for EVs. Regenerative braking will recoup lots of battery through out the day, and you don't lose much to drag at highway speeds.
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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by jessriedel on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:11PM (#15826920)
Driving 100% in the city only ups the EPA range estimate to 256 miles.

http://pushevs.com/2016/11/23/electric-cars-range-efficiency...

In addition, the guy mentioned commuted in, presumably on the highway.

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by jschwartzi on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:34PM (#15827142)
The EPA range probably uses a profile more like a commute from one point into the city versus another. It may not be an adequate representation of what a Lyft driver actually does during their work hours.
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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by 2389yjjjl on Friday December 01, 2017 @02:37PM (#15826629)
Anecdotal, last year as a personal curiosity, I drove for Lyft over 6 weeks, but only 16 hours/wk (2 days x 8 hrs), I was hitting 65-70 miles per 8 hours. In a metro of 2 million people and change.

This was in a 2012 Accord, not an EV. But yeah it seems do-able in a modern EV. Most urban dwellers daily driving is never more than like 20 miles all-day.

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