smrt taxi to go full electric within 5 yrs

[inlinesix]

6 minutes ago, ER-3682 said:

Battery Power Left 20% in Jurong,Passenger Flag down Taxi,wanted to go Changi,Taxi Driver Pick or No Pick.?

Nissan Leaf Plus 20% battery should be able to push 72km.

With start-stop before getting on expressway should get another 8km.

[Gnahp]

15 minutes ago, ER-3682 said:

Battery Power Left 20% in Jurong,Passenger Flag down Taxi,wanted to go Changi,Taxi Driver Pick or No Pick.?

no pick

same like winding down the window "Changi ah? I am changing shift soon... nonononono..."

[Didu]

First all electric taxi launches in London in 120 years

UK-based Dynamo has unveiled London's first all electric taxi for 120 years.

The vehicle, based on Nissan's e-NV200 Evalia MPV, is the first to be approved by Transport for London for use as a 'Hackney Carriage' and has been adapted to be fully wheelchair accessible while having the ability to carry five passengers. The conversion work was carried out at Dynamo's Coventry HQ.

The Dynamo Taxi costs £55,495, but is eligible for £7,500 in Government Plug-in Car Grant. That brings the price down to £47,995 for drivers, making it very competitive in the growing EV taxi market. The average London taxi driver covers between 90-120 miles each day, spending around £25 in fuel a day. However, by charging at home, it will cost just £3-£6 in electricity a day. Based on the Nissan e-NV200 Evalia MPV, the Dynamo Taxi also has a range of up to 187 miles from a single charge.

It also comes with Nissan’s eight year/100,000 mile battery warranty, with a five year/60,000 mile warranty on EV dedicated components, and three-year/60,000 mile general warranty. The Nissan e-NV200 lithium battery warranty protects against capacity loss below nine bars of capacity (out of 12) for a period of eight years or 100,000 miles as well. 

https://uk.motor1.com/news/378108/dynamo-london-electric-taxi/

[Kb27]

3 hours ago, Ct3833 said:

that means those cars must be designed with easily  swappable battery.

yes, the EV used as taxis must have this kind of features. then taxi drivers will be more than happy.

you reached a place, someone pulls out the discharged batteries, replaced with fully charged batteries, plugged, unplugged and off they go.

the taxi companies can charge them like they are charged for petrol/diesel.

 

for taxi companies, this method works well, bcuz all the taxis belong to them. they only rent to the drivers.

for personal ownership, it bcums difficult, if the owner don't see that the battery packs as belonging to them.

Edited April 20, 2021 by Kb27

[Ct3833]

2 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

Battery Power Left 20% in Jurong,Passenger Flag down Taxi,wanted to go Changi,Taxi Driver Pick or No Pick.?

Smrt needs to hire you to be their business strategy leader. 

[Sdf4786k]

9 hours ago, Ct3833 said:

Smrt needs to hire you to be their business strategy leader. 

I can see smrt driver carrying a lot of power bank in their pocket for such situations 

😂 

[Ct3833]

12 hours ago, inlinesix said:

Nissan Leaf Plus 20% battery should be able to push 72km.

With start-stop before getting on expressway should get another 8km.

He hasn't tell you the charging station is in jurong. 😅

[Lethalstrike]

On 4/20/2021 at 7:46 PM, ER-3682 said:

Battery Power Left 20% in Jurong,Passenger Flag down Taxi,wanted to go Changi,Taxi Driver Pick or No Pick.?

Pick, why no pick? But need to off air con, off radio, off headlights to conserve battery range. And need to drive slower like a grandmother with all windows up, to reduce aerodynamic drag 😄

[Adrianli]

23 hours ago, Kb27 said:

yes, the EV used as taxis must have this kind of features. then taxi drivers will be more than happy.

you reached a place, someone pulls out the discharged batteries, replaced with fully charged batteries, plugged, unplugged and off they go.

the taxi companies can charge them like they are charged for petrol/diesel.

 

for taxi companies, this method works well, bcuz all the taxis belong to them. they only rent to the drivers.

for personal ownership, it bcums difficult, if the owner don't see that the battery packs as belonging to them.

 

[ER-3682]

1 hour ago, Lethalstrike said:

Pick, why no pick? But need to off air con, off radio, off headlights to conserve battery range. And need to drive slower like a grandmother with all windows up, to reduce aerodynamic drag 😄

By right..just enough battery reach Changi,but PIE always have Accident,then the Battery Operated Taxi reach Bedok,Battery Flat..🤣

[thebutcher]

Let's see if the EV infra will mature in 5 years' time.

I doubt so.

[Didu]

SMRT buys China-made electric cars for its fleet of taxis

300 MG 5 station wagons to be rolled out from this month; deal likely around $30m. Transport group SMRT will roll out its first fleet of electric taxis this month, a move that spearheads its ambition to have a fully electric fleet by 2026. The Temasek-owned group, which operates the third largest cab fleet in Singapore with around 1,780 vehicles, after market leader ComfortDelGro and runner-up Trans-Cab, has placed an order for 300 China-made MG 5 station wagons.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/smrt-buys-china-made-electric-cars-for-its-fleet-of-taxis

Some MG 5 specs:

• >400 km (WLTP range)*
• wheelbase 2,665 mm
• 578L (trunk volume)
• 1,456L trunk volume max
• 135 kW / 280 Nm electric motor*
• 3.4 sec (0-50 km/h acceleration)*
• 8.3 sec (0-100 km/h acceleration)*
• 11 kW AC Charger (3-phase fast charging)
• 30 min to 80% battery level fast-charging capacity
• 500 kg towing capacity*
• 75 kg roof load*
• MG Pilot – advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
• V2L 2,500W power supply for external usage

https://news.mgmotor.eu/press/mg-unveils-new-mg5-electric-worlds-first-all-electric-station-wagon/

[Dannnn]

they need prepare more vomit bag in the car , unless the taxi fleet EV disabled the regen function