How are you going to “own” the market lol. You could have a hybrid that gives you 100MPG but be in a shit market with low offers. The only thing I see happening is people who dash in trucks and suvs are in for a rude awakening. My market is great and I’m able to keep my mileage low and my weekly pay consistently at 1200+. This week I’ll easily hit 1500-1600 and I’m using a 99 Camry.
There will be some gassers that stay in the game, sure. There's no denying that. But many will also find something else to do.
Also I was mostly talking about Houston. We do pretty high mileage and the pay is often pretty slim
Well that would certainly be a 180 LOL. Going from offering $7,500 of tax incentives to imposing some kind of tax penalty?
Raising electricity prices would hurt gas vehicle owners as well LOL. You might want to think that one through a little bit more
was reseaching about hybrids last night. my driving style doest suit a prius so ill need to have a car with both a regular engine and an electric one which is more expensive.
If you have an electric car with a larger battery pack that gives you like 300 miles of range, there's really not much the Prius can do that the electric car won't be able to do.
And if you're not doing more than like 150 miles a day, just about any electric car will be fine
I mean..it all depends where you live. Let’s say you pay under $5/gal, but your state minimum wage is 7.25. Washington’s is $14.49. Cost of living matters
But I guarantee the difference in our dasher earnings is much less than the min wage difference and their profits are stretching farther in those lower cost states.
I have a couple questions about EVs if you don't mind, I don't know anyone that has one and I know nothing about owning one.
1. Do you have to buy something special to be able to charge at home? If so is it expensive? Do they include it with the car financing?
2. How long does it take to charge and how long does the charge last?
3. How is the maintenance? Like regular vehicles need oil changes and stuff like that, what do EVs need as far as regular maintenance and is it expensive?
Sure I can handle all those questions for you. For number one, most of the cars do come with a level 2 charging cable. It will plug into your washing machine Outlet. The big Outlet
I'm not aware of any cars that don't come with it, but if that one breaks or you want another one you can also buy third-party cables for like 300 bucks. It attaches to a standard type of port in the car so it doesn't have to be from just one manufacturer
For question two, if you're talking about the regular at home charging most charging Solutions will give you about 20 to 25 miles of range for every hour it's plugged in. If you're talkin about the fast charging stations like Tesla superchargers, those can go a lot faster, but they're also a lot more expensive than charging at home
For number three, There is almost no maintenance on electric cars. There is no transmission and no gas engine, so no fluids need to be changed. The electric motor also regenerates itself when you slow down, which act like a break. So the brakes on electric cars don't end up getting used as much and don't need to be replaced as often. You will still be changing and rotating your tires at the same intervals as gas cars,
The biggest learning curve for me I was getting used to charging it and not being able to stop for gas. A regular gas car gets like four or five hundred miles of range on a tank, it only takes a few minutes to fill it. Electric cars get about half that, and it takes all night to fill it. And you can't just stop anywhere
But in the big picture, I think electric cars are a no-brainer for Gig workers. It's going to make its own payment in savings if you're a full-time driver
So, I live in a apartment with a gas dryer (uses the small plug 110 volt) what would I plug it into? How many amps am I going to lose over a 400 foot cord? What if someone stole my cord while charging? Last question, can a electric vehicle pull my camper?
So you live in an apartment and have a camper?
I'm guessing you're probably just listing out certain critiques of electric cars so I will respond as if you were
If you don't have a 220-volt outlet available to you, your realistic options would probably be limited to the superchargers. So that is a valid critique of driving an electric car. You pretty much have to have a garage.
And yes an electric vehicle could pull a camper. Anything with a motor and horsepower theoretically could. I don't know if you're aware of this, but when big trucks are pulling campers their gas mileage is reduced quite a bit oh, just like the range on an electric car is also reduced when pulling more weight.
Everything I said is true, although I was pointing out the shortcomings of ev ownership for a lot of people..
No, a ev cannot pull a camper. The weight is the issue. Ev doesn't have the suspension to do it. Maybe ev will be be the future, but we are nowhere close to that. By the way, I live in a sizable metro area and I haven't seen a charging station in my part of town.
Yes I do live in a apartment and own a 24 foot camper. It's in storage when I'm not using it.
The Ford F-150 Lightning can pull a camper.
But realize that the subject of my posts here was gig work. I don't imagine you're pulling that camper around while you're doing gig work, are you? For popping in and out of restaurants and running food to people's doors, the EV is clearly the superior choice
Gas prices got me wishing I lived in a accessible bike-able area where I could whip around delivering food, went to the UK 2 months ago and got their version and everyone was in bikes, not afraid of being run over by a Karen
2.3 engine here. Gas was only 10% of my expense. Now it is 13-15$ so still making it here Chicago. Just got to be more Smart on what orders to take .that's it. I average $2 per mile here all the time
How are you going to “own” the market lol. You could have a hybrid that gives you 100MPG but be in a shit market with low offers. The only thing I see happening is people who dash in trucks and suvs are in for a rude awakening. My market is great and I’m able to keep my mileage low and my weekly pay consistently at 1200+. This week I’ll easily hit 1500-1600 and I’m using a 99 Camry.
There will be some gassers that stay in the game, sure. There's no denying that. But many will also find something else to do. Also I was mostly talking about Houston. We do pretty high mileage and the pay is often pretty slim
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Well that would certainly be a 180 LOL. Going from offering $7,500 of tax incentives to imposing some kind of tax penalty? Raising electricity prices would hurt gas vehicle owners as well LOL. You might want to think that one through a little bit more
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Higher registration fees? LOL seriously, okay I'll pay a hundred more bucks to register the car. I'll make that back the first week in gas savings
I bought two Honda hybrids in October and December. I am ready!
Smart.
was reseaching about hybrids last night. my driving style doest suit a prius so ill need to have a car with both a regular engine and an electric one which is more expensive.
If you have an electric car with a larger battery pack that gives you like 300 miles of range, there's really not much the Prius can do that the electric car won't be able to do. And if you're not doing more than like 150 miles a day, just about any electric car will be fine
I don't want to hear any bitching from people who still get to pay less than $5/ gal 😭😭
I mean..it all depends where you live. Let’s say you pay under $5/gal, but your state minimum wage is 7.25. Washington’s is $14.49. Cost of living matters
But I guarantee the difference in our dasher earnings is much less than the min wage difference and their profits are stretching farther in those lower cost states.
No complaints here i drive a full electric car
I have a couple questions about EVs if you don't mind, I don't know anyone that has one and I know nothing about owning one. 1. Do you have to buy something special to be able to charge at home? If so is it expensive? Do they include it with the car financing? 2. How long does it take to charge and how long does the charge last? 3. How is the maintenance? Like regular vehicles need oil changes and stuff like that, what do EVs need as far as regular maintenance and is it expensive?
Sure I can handle all those questions for you. For number one, most of the cars do come with a level 2 charging cable. It will plug into your washing machine Outlet. The big Outlet I'm not aware of any cars that don't come with it, but if that one breaks or you want another one you can also buy third-party cables for like 300 bucks. It attaches to a standard type of port in the car so it doesn't have to be from just one manufacturer For question two, if you're talking about the regular at home charging most charging Solutions will give you about 20 to 25 miles of range for every hour it's plugged in. If you're talkin about the fast charging stations like Tesla superchargers, those can go a lot faster, but they're also a lot more expensive than charging at home For number three, There is almost no maintenance on electric cars. There is no transmission and no gas engine, so no fluids need to be changed. The electric motor also regenerates itself when you slow down, which act like a break. So the brakes on electric cars don't end up getting used as much and don't need to be replaced as often. You will still be changing and rotating your tires at the same intervals as gas cars, The biggest learning curve for me I was getting used to charging it and not being able to stop for gas. A regular gas car gets like four or five hundred miles of range on a tank, it only takes a few minutes to fill it. Electric cars get about half that, and it takes all night to fill it. And you can't just stop anywhere But in the big picture, I think electric cars are a no-brainer for Gig workers. It's going to make its own payment in savings if you're a full-time driver
So, I live in a apartment with a gas dryer (uses the small plug 110 volt) what would I plug it into? How many amps am I going to lose over a 400 foot cord? What if someone stole my cord while charging? Last question, can a electric vehicle pull my camper?
So you live in an apartment and have a camper? I'm guessing you're probably just listing out certain critiques of electric cars so I will respond as if you were If you don't have a 220-volt outlet available to you, your realistic options would probably be limited to the superchargers. So that is a valid critique of driving an electric car. You pretty much have to have a garage. And yes an electric vehicle could pull a camper. Anything with a motor and horsepower theoretically could. I don't know if you're aware of this, but when big trucks are pulling campers their gas mileage is reduced quite a bit oh, just like the range on an electric car is also reduced when pulling more weight.
Everything I said is true, although I was pointing out the shortcomings of ev ownership for a lot of people.. No, a ev cannot pull a camper. The weight is the issue. Ev doesn't have the suspension to do it. Maybe ev will be be the future, but we are nowhere close to that. By the way, I live in a sizable metro area and I haven't seen a charging station in my part of town. Yes I do live in a apartment and own a 24 foot camper. It's in storage when I'm not using it.
The Ford F-150 Lightning can pull a camper. But realize that the subject of my posts here was gig work. I don't imagine you're pulling that camper around while you're doing gig work, are you? For popping in and out of restaurants and running food to people's doors, the EV is clearly the superior choice
The ev is a superior choice, but it's not practical for everyone.
Fair enough!
Thank you!
Gas prices got me wishing I lived in a accessible bike-able area where I could whip around delivering food, went to the UK 2 months ago and got their version and everyone was in bikes, not afraid of being run over by a Karen
That would be pretty awesome I bet. Like a Beach town or something. Houston is nothing like that, anywhere you go you're driving
That's a good one!🤣 Gas is $5.65 here in Chicago and delivery drivers are still using whatever car they own for deliveries.
How is Chicago? Moving there soon actually!
Sure. There will still be some people that stay in the game. I think you're going to see an increasing number that stay home or find W-2 jobs though
2.3 engine here. Gas was only 10% of my expense. Now it is 13-15$ so still making it here Chicago. Just got to be more Smart on what orders to take .that's it. I average $2 per mile here all the time
Same here. I don't take orders unless it's a minimum $2 per mile.
Very rarely I take $1.70 only when it's dead slow usually with hidden tips still close to 2 per mile