Very good point, and why there is so much confusion about what was written: it just doesn't make sense.
There's no way he's losing 10% of his income and happy about it. When the study was started, it was mentioned that there would be downtime during the day to recharge, during which they would not be able to get a fare. That seemed like a big obstacle to me. I didn't even consider that some fares would have to be turned down (due to distance). The upside is obviously a lower cost for the energy required to drive. Wish the article was more clear. On Jul 27, 2013 2:27 AM, "Martin WINLOW" <[email protected]> wrote: > He's a cabbie. I can't imagine for one moment that if he was making any > less money that he would have *anything* positive to say about the car! MW > > > On 26 Jul 2013, at 16:23, Rick Beebe wrote: > > > Semantics I guess. I read the "but" before the tip phrase and the "on > > the flip side" as meaning that his gross fare income is less but that > > the tips are more and he has substantial fuel and maintenance savings. I > > guess we'd have to ask him to find out what the he actually meant. > > > > --Rick > > > > On 07/26/2013 10:37 AM, Brett Davis wrote: > >> What? The guy says he makes less. He doesn't say net or gross, just > less. > >> If he's paying all his costs, which the article suggests that he is, > then > >> he is aware of income and expenses. > >> > >> Based on what is written, he makes less. If not for the double tips and > >> fuel cost savings, it would be worse. > >> > >> In spite of that, he loves it. > >> > >> Brett > >> On Jul 26, 2013 7:59 AM, "Rick Beebe" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> He makes more because he's also saving $39/day in gas. And maybe the > >>> doubling of tips adds up to more than the $25. > >>> > >>>>> 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. > >>> > >>> --Rick > >>> > >>> On 07/26/2013 09:48 AM, Brett Davis wrote: > >>>> 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: > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >>> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >>> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >>> > >>> > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130726/5ac3d10c/attachment.htm > > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130727/41bb3d8f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
