He makes less. - BD Thind said he makes $250 a day, about $25 less than with his old car, because he has to turn down certain fares when he thinks he won't be able to make the trip - but the flashy ride does bring in double the tips. On Jul 26, 2013 7:18 AM, "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cool! So this guy is making more than he did with the ICE cab according to > this article. Also, I remember early discussions about whether there would > be quick charge - there is. > > I wonder if that 20-25 minutes could be reduced to 5 minutes if Thind were > to stop for a charge whenever he had a quiet moment. Of course, that would > require having more ESVEs located around town. If he were to charge for 5 > minutes when the battery is at 70-70% several times a day, he potentially > could eliminate all down time due to charging. > > Peri > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of brucedp5 > Sent: 26 July, 2013 1:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: NYC Cabbies & passengers love 'lectric Leaf taxis > > > > NYC Cabbies can get L3 juiced up in 25 minutes for only $7 > > > http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/little_juice_coupe_IYkJ6TgG7eLyGShn21AoGI > Cabby, passengers love Nissan Leaf electric taxis > By REBECCA HARSHBARGER July 22, 2013 > > [image / James Messerschmidt > > http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2013/07/22/news/web_photos/22.1n004.taxis.C. > TA--300x300.jpg > ] > > These new electric taxis have recharged some veteran hacks' batteries. > > Four Nissan Leaf cabs rolled out since Earth Day, April 22, and testers of > the pilot program gave The Post a first look at how they are helping to > work > out the kinks. > > "You are limited to how far you can go," said cabby Uppkar Singh Thind, 42. > > He went electric last month after he was one of six people selected to test > the new fully electric cab. > > "I was over the moon," said Thind, who paid only $1 for the car that he > will > sell back to Nissan after a year on the road. > > Driving the Leaf is a whole new experience for the cabby, who owns his > medallion and has 17 years experience driving New Yorkers. > > That's why he plans his daily route in the most efficient way possible. > > The Queens resident starts his shift at 3 p.m. at JFK Airport, so that he > can take a passenger into Manhattan - where he powers up mid-shift at one > of > two quick-charge stations. > > "The initial feedback from the pilot is that the two big issues are battery > range and the availability of charges," said TLC Commissioner David Yassky. > > In the summer heat, running the air conditioning, Thind's car can only go 3 > 1/2 hours or about 45 miles without charging. But the good news is that he > can get juiced up in 25 minutes for only $7. > > At night, he uses a trickle charge installed at his home, which takes about > seven hours but is better for the life of the battery. > > "I'm so much more conscious now," he said. > > New Yorkers still have to get used to the sleek new gold and silver look, > which has caused some confusion on the road. > > At the airport last Friday, a dispatcher was confused by the color of his > car and tried to stop Thind from picking up a hail. He also said that some > customers are scared off, thinking he's a hustler and not a legitimate > yellow cab. > > But the car definitely turns heads. > > "I wasn't prepared for the attention," Thind said. "It starts a > conversation, I've noticed." > > Jocelyne Beaudoyn, a 55-year-old set designer who lives in Chelsea, rode in > an electric cab for the first time on Friday - and was enamored with it. > > "These things are fantastic," said Beaudoyn. "It makes less pollution in > the > city; it makes less noise." > > Thind said he makes $250 a day, about $25 less than with his old car, > because he has to turn down certain fares when he thinks he won't be able > to > make the trip - but the flashy ride does bring in double the tips. > > On the flip side, he doesn't pay any maintenance costs on the car and > spends > only about $11 a day on electricity, including roughly $4 a night to charge > his car - as opposed to about $50 in gas. > > Four Leaf cabs are on the road now, and two more should hit the road by the > end of the year. The city hopes to make one-third of its taxi fleet > electric > by 2020. > > "Passengers certainly appreciate riding in an electric-vehicle taxi, and > the > environmental benefits are enormous," Yassky said. > > Thind says he is thrilled with the experience. > > "I'm glad I did it, no regrets," he said. 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