Uber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Car

Re:Uber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Car by fbdab103 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @07:51PM (#38340622)

There is a distinction between ownership and usage. By simple fact of owning a car, I have some $1-2k annual fixed costs (insurance + registration + minor maintenance). Gas scales with the utilization, which is lifestyle dependent.

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Re:Uber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Car by sethherr on Sunday November 19, 2023 @07:59PM (#38340687)

But if you’re comparing to switching to a different mode, you have to include the cost of gas.

That’s what this article is about?

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Re:Uber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Car by fbdab103 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:11PM (#38340811)

I think the math on car ownership is more complicated than $X to own vs $Y to rent on demand. Being able to take an impromptu trip without any coordination is worth significant quality of life.

It typically takes 5-10 minutes for an Uber to arrive at my door. Not to mention the few times where the driver has cancelled the ride, and left me waiting for a new one to be assigned. Especially troublesome when you are relying upon this service to make a hard deadline at the airport.

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Re:Uber paid 58 Australians $1350 to have One Less Car by sethherr on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:17PM (#38340852)

Great. There are ways around that, ultimately you can work that into the model as a discount.

Pretending that fuel isn’t part of the equation doesn’t help though.

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