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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Still waiting to see a reason why corporations are going to throw massive amounts of money into buying fleets of vehicles so that you and I can save some money.
Also, maintenance is more a function of mileage than time. If vehicles are being used constantly, maintenance goes up substantially, and they don't last nearly as long. I recently had an interesting conversation with a cabby. His vehicle was being used 24/7 and as a result, was running up 300,000 kms per year. He was very happy if he got 2 years from a vehicle. Also, he was going through 2 sets of winters each winter.
You don't just automatically save piles of money.
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1) GM invests $500M in Lyft. Would they invest half a billion dollars just to help us save money? It's because they're Blockbuster and realize they need to invest in movie streaming or become obsolete. That's why.
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GM and Lyft said they will work together to develop a network of self-driving cars that riders can call up on-demand, a vision of the future shared by the likes of Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick and Google-parent Alphabet Inc. More immediately, America’s largest automaker will offer Lyft drivers vehicles for short-term rent through various hubs in U.S. cities, the companies said in separate statements on Monday.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...e-against-uber
2) Yes maintenance costs are associated with mileage, but when you're your own shop, it's cheaper. It's still much lower power mile than ownership.