Hybrid Taxis by Prime

Poolman SG

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_451448.html

Poolman SG

No for me ...CNG is fine for me .

youyayu SG

but 20km/liter is damn impressive.

katosan SG

The colour not nice leh....

Poolman SG

It's not the comsumption .....

It's the Companies policy ....

Those $5000 deposit and those gimmicks .

It's a boycott from this company from me .

Poolman SG

Prime rental is like $86 , without beneftis .

Their fuel savings as in like $500 a month base on their calculation .

TransCab New Wish $105 ..... $716 benefit . ( as in daily $81 rental for OMO if offset everything )

There is a fight ... down side : $5000 saving stuck with them .

Considering this Hybrid technology is new for taxis , we just dunno how it can fare , and how long it can stuck in the workshop if breakdown .

Fundamentally looked nice and revenue looked to be better ......internally we still must have doubts .

Must wait for BenQ Epson to give us more details .

He is the only one here that will be driving this Hybrid .

wsy1234 SG

car electric batteries maintenance will be a problem. How much will be the cost of the batteries and long is the batteries life if the car bringing drive every day non stop on the road?

Poolman SG

yes , that add to my already doubtful thoughts .

wsy1234 SG

let said if the taxi just use the engine to power the electric motor direct without battery maybe can have fuel savings.

Poolman SG

It's on fuel to drive the machine ....

But when vehicle on idling position , or traffic lights , or full brake , the charger will charge the battery up .

When the vehicle is moving , it'll run on Battery .

But if battery lost power , it will generate back to petrol to boost up the horse power .

Start engine will be like cng , runs on petrol for a few seconds before it handover to the battery.

benqepson SG

hei hei I just wake up from my sleep. Well Poolman will let you know abt the car when I start driving in due time. So far I really dun like the colour coz it was originally silver in colour but LTA does not approve the colour coz silver means Premier taxi. The car comes will full accessories from JDM. So need to invest in anything. It even comes with steering volume control and 7 JBL speakers. So will let you guys know when I get the vehicle. Take care and drive safe.