Thanks for that tip: I purchased a similar product from Amazon years ago and it failed quickly. I just ordered one of these!
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My 2017 Bolt Rideshare Vehicle.. still looking great after 110,000 miles
The 2 favorite things my passengers love are the rear view mirror(camera view) and Heated Rear Seats !!
After 110,000 miles in an ICE (running hard like we do with Uber/Lyft few hundred miles per day) would be noisy lifters,leaks and just about time for new belts and possibly water pump..as wel as brakes of course
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OneEV: Please tell us more about the condition of your Bolt EV at 115,000 miles!View attachment 38633
The 2 favorite things my passengers love are the rear view mirror(camera view) and Heated Rear Seats !!
After 110,000 miles in an ICE (running hard like we do with Uber/Lyft few hundred miles per day) would be noisy lifters,leaks and just about time for new belts and possibly water pump..as wel as brakes of course
Mine will be fully paid with 16,000 more Uber miles driven at a rate of about 800-1,000 miles per week. It just jumped from 35,000 to 40,000 in my recent 5 weeks of returning to Uber driving.
Also, it appears you plugged your Powapod into your armrest USB jacks and not the passenger jacks; just curious why?
I use both of my armrest USB's for a music Flashstick and the wireless Apple CarPlay.
Do you have advice on a dash cam? I just got the DriveScape unit through Uber, but I am returning it.
Yes: I agree! The algorithm gives me many long drives, as I like it, because I accept them all!
This keeps me from not obtaining many Quests, but looking at my weekly earnings, I am happy; especially compared to Pre-Pandemic!
I just wish they would give me the Healthcare allotment; unfairly denied to us on a individualized health plan called Medicare: I pay monthly premiums like everyone else; I pay monthly supplement premiums like everyone else and I pay monthly prescription drug coverage, just like everyone else!
This keeps me from not obtaining many Quests, but looking at my weekly earnings, I am happy; especially compared to Pre-Pandemic!
I just wish they would give me the Healthcare allotment; unfairly denied to us on a individualized health plan called Medicare: I pay monthly premiums like everyone else; I pay monthly supplement premiums like everyone else and I pay monthly prescription drug coverage, just like everyone else!
As of my last drive on Tuesday here in California, I was still receiving the "Uber Green" payment of $1 per ride, which is no longer charged to the Rider. A recent message from Uber indicated that they stopped charging the rider, as an acknowledgement that Zero Emission vehicles should be supported by Uber.Morning jefro .. Actually for about 10 Months were (ev drivers) were paid a $1 bonus per ride . Back to regular rates now. I think they realized it costs me $8 to drive 250 miles and it costs the ICE driver $25$30$45 depending on thier vehicle (even prius driver)
BTW.. Almost 129,000 Miles on Now
OneEV: Do you see any capacity degradation on your EV battery with these miles?
My passengers love the PowaPod; thanks for the suggestion!
Jack, while I find the other 99% of your posts, both here and on the other BoltEV forum, educational and informative, with all due respect, I find this one to be horsesh*t!If you find
No matter who you are or what you want,
They, whoever they are,
Won't let you have it.
Stop asking why they keep doing it
And start asking why you keep allowing it.
jack vines
What do you propose I do to stop allowing it?!?
Touched a nerve?!?Sorry I touched a nerve there. Obviously, you feel you're being taken advantage of. Uber's business model from Day One has been to offload all the expenses onto the drivers. If enough complain about the missing benefits, maybe things could change; good luck.
jack vines
You live in California and maybe you have forgotten their promises in support of Proposition 22: which included a healthcare allotment for drivers based upon active driving time; except...
They have totally excluded drivers who are on Medicare, and/or covered by their spouse's medical plan. These arbitrary exclusions saves them millions of dollars in return for nothing of benefit to these drivers.
Complain?!? After the fact? the election's over...
I just publicize it so that the public, including the Riders, know the facts!
My usual Post-Pandemic day is up to a 12 hour window with two one hour breaks. If I hit my weekday daily goal of $250, I might end early. I crank as hard as safely possible on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to hit their minimum Quest bonus which requires 40 trips, which is difficult for me given that I accept the long drives.How, when and where do you work charging into an Uber day? How does it affect your overall time window of the day?
The second break is usually at a DCFC charger and I charge for 45-60 minutes and many times, nap, too.
When I full-time drove Uber before the Pandemic a full charge at home was enough to cover my Uber day, with the exception of one day a week that Uber would send me to another County and I would DCFC there before using the Direction Finder to find me drives to come home. That way I had enough juice to cover every ride offered to me.
Now Post-Pandemic and with gasoline drivers turning down long rides because of the price of gas (and the Uber fuel allotment of only $.55 per trip irregardless of length), I am offered and always take the long trips. Now the algorithm knows this and offers me many long trips including to other Counties.
Add on the fact that I now charge only to 93% due to the battery recall (I have not received the GM software update), this need to DCFC charge has flipped my experience to maybe one day a week not needing the DCFC or the 2nd break.
I am trying to put off getting the new battery as long as feasible, so that I burn my 1,000 per week on the old battery, but it looks like I will have to get the new battery installed end of July. Then the new battery increased range plus 100% charging might put off the need for the DCFC's on my 2nd break.
Since March 13th, my mileage has gone from 33,000 to 48,000.
Too many Gig employees confuse the common definition of "employee" with the legal definition.
There is nothing in the law (except the passage of Proposition 22 in California) that prevents "employees" from:
Uber and Lyft snapped into action and spent $112 million...
On increased benefits for drivers?
NO: for misleading propaganda to confuse drivers, who then confused their voting Riders, to vote for the Uber/Lyft written Proposition 22.
But alas it is now too late in California and like the old adage says: "be careful what you wish for!"
There is nothing in the law (except the passage of Proposition 22 in California) that prevents "employees" from:
California's Supreme Court ruled that Gig workers were "employees" and the State Legislature codified it into law.Every Birthday=Off , Every Holiday=offf, everytime your sick=off work...you just dont feel like working.. dont fell sick=your off work.
For working people thats a benefit that money cant buy
Uber and Lyft snapped into action and spent $112 million...
On increased benefits for drivers?
NO: for misleading propaganda to confuse drivers, who then confused their voting Riders, to vote for the Uber/Lyft written Proposition 22.
But alas it is now too late in California and like the old adage says: "be careful what you wish for!"
Thank you for this information.after 114K miles I had roughly 6% degradation. Have my new battery couple 3 months or so and ar 128+ K total miles now. getting 265-285 City and maybe 20% highway
What do you mean by 20% highway?
We are doing just fine with our politics in California; thank you!There are good people in CA. but overall they are as far left as you can go and that is as harmful to good people as anything can be...
...facing the evil of the left...
Texas? Oh you mean the state that has its own independent Electrical grid, but refuses to weatherproof it for extreme cold blackouts affecting the needs of millions of people?!?For you I'm glad. Just please never move to Texas. We've had far too many flee CA and move to Texas and continue CA voting here. Not good at all.
Where as California decommissioned a nuclear plant and has not built one new power plant in over 20 years, yet meets its electrical needs with a sensible mix of natural gas, renewable energy sources and millions of rooftop solar panels!
Like I said: We're doing just fine!
Just for the record: the other gentleman posted negative generic remarks about "the left"Puh-leez, if I want political discussion, I'll watch the Sunday network news shows
I posted about Electricity generation for our EVs in both California and Texas.
Please get your criticisms correct!
What did you mean by "maybe 20% highway?"after 114K miles I had roughly 6% degradation. Have my new battery couple 3 months or so and ar 128+ K total miles now. getting 265-285 City and maybe 20% highway
How is your PowaPod working out?Geez II forgot.. Yeah thats the # 1 thing that pasengers liike! It's a Powapod
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PowaPod
Mine, the iPhone wire has stopped charging and I notice that neither PowaPod directly or Amazon are shipping them for now.
I wrote PowaPod an email, but I am not too confident they will have a good solution.
Amazon is carrying another knockoff and I may just have to buy that one!
BTW: My new battery improves my range from about 220 miles to 270 and it is just the right sweet spot for my Uber driving; no longer needing DCFC topoffs.
Except yesterday when I had a personal high of 330 miles in one day and I stopped for 25 minutes at an EVGo when down to about 27%.
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