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    Uber / Lyft i-MiEV in Chicago

    I live in Chicago, a dense city with many EVSEs available throughout the Chicagoland area. I've been considering working for Uber/Lyft using my i-MiEV and charging up at the local free EVSEs as much as possible with paids spots as last resorts. I drive a 2012 SE Premium with DCFC, owned 1 year and 10,600 miles on the odometer.

    Has anyone considered this or done Uber/Lyft with their i-MiEV? Good idea, bad idea, thoughts, can it be done, should it be done?

    Here's a PlugShare screenshot of EVSEs in just Chicago:


    Here's a PlugShare screenshot of all paid and free CHADEMO DCFC EVSEs in the Chicagoland area:


    Here's a PlugShare screenshot of all paid and free EVSEs in the Chicagoland area:




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    I say go for it and see how it works out. It will be interesting to see if you can charge enough to keep running for an 8 hr + shift. I would think that aggressive charging as much as possible would be your best bet. Even if it's only for 5 minutes. Even though I don't have a EV yet I do have a Chargepoint account and you can do unlimited charging for like $20 a month. I think using a CHAdeMO site would be imperative to maximize every minute of charge time. Even if you had to drive a couple more minutes to it because the rate of charge is so much higher.

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    Do you have a Chademo on yours? If not it could be tough.

    The best strategy would be to use free stations as a base while waiting for call.

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    Subscribed for updates. Interesting to consider one of the shortest range EV's for car service.

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    If you stay in the city and learn your charging stations and patterns it could be okay, you never know where you might go though. My trips average 2-10 miles but I do get 20-50 mile trip normally once a day.


    2014 ES F5MBD aka 5MT. I am a full time Uber driver, if you want to drive for uber DO not sign up without my referral code for a bonus .

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