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How many uber drivers are in Priuses? I haven't ridden in a single one...

How many people do you personally know that make their living as an Uber driver? I don't mean pensioners making beer money, or people doing it as a side job, here.

I know one. He's been doing it for a year and half, or so. He doesn't own his car. he has to lease it on a weekly basis, and he's paying through the nose for the privilege. He's doing it because his credit is shit, and he has no savings to buy a car outright.

He's getting ahead, but if driver rates get cut, he'll be going right back to being a line cook.




Almost every Uber I've ever taken has been a Prius, save for the few occasions I've been in an Uber black.

Still, the math isn't much different for a Corolla or Civic. And the more you drive, the cheaper the cost per mile is.

Personally, I don't know anyone driving full time, but still know several driving 10 or so hours per week and they make about $300 for it.


PSA: Data on these kinds of questions is available. Here's the data for Chicago on Uber/Lyft vehicle type: https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/bc6b-sq4u/visualization

It will vary by year and city, but generally speaking Toyotas tend to dominate ride share with Camry usually #1, then Prius, Corolla, and RAV4. However, the long tail is very long and you're about as likely to get a ride in a less cost effective vehicle.


the first sentence is a terrible take unfortunately, prius one of the most popular taxi and ridehailing cars ever, it's sully arund >50% of car supply in most western cities.

As usual, you are conflsting your singular consumer experience of Uber with the global business giant Uber.


Oh, I don't disagree about taxis. Priuses are everywhere in that space, and for good reason. If you are going to make a living driving, you should probably drive one.

I do disagree on Ubers. I see very few Priuses, but there's a different explanation to that, that I missed. Casual drivers, people doing it as a side thing, or for beer money didn't optimize their car purchase for the purpose of driving a taxi. I suppose full-time drivers are more likely to drive one.


I have literally never once seen a Prius as a taxi in the US.




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