GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities in 2019

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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