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Originally Posted by chowhou
Apparently if a taxi cab company doesn't have overnight charging capabilities (imagine the infrastructure cost of installing chargers for a few dozen cars!) you're only operating at 34% effectiveness. With overnight charging you're at 95% effectiveness.
This probably explains why you see some EV taxis but not full fleet conversions (it's easy to install overnight charging for half a dozen cars, just not a full fleet).
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34% to 95% doesn't make a lot of sense. I assume this is ignoring the existence of fast chargers, which would refresh a cab's battery in a limited amount of time.
Taxis seem to average 300-400kms/day based on a quick google search. Most EVs can do that without even needing a charge.
Yes there are economies of scale with fleets, but L2 chargers aren't that expensive.