Palmer: Urban Rideshare Operators Find Running EVs Cost-Accretive Over ICE Vehicles
Neha Palmer · Terawatt Infrastructure’s billion-dollar strategy · May 7, 2025 · at 5:35
Neha Palmer, CEO of Terawatt Infrastructure, discusses fleet economics for passenger rideshare vehicles operating in high-traffic urban environments.
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“On the rideshare side, in dense urban markets where there's a lot of traffic, we're hearing from operators, it's cost-accretive for them to run EVs instead of traditional vehicles because of the fuel savings.”
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