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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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