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How many miles does a NYC taxi do in its vehicle's lifetime?
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Jackson Bauer (jbauer)
Ride Apprentice from Boston, MA
Taxi Driver - Boston
I've been a taxi driver for 20+ years now. Been in Boston the whole time. I'd like to think I have open mind and am not against signing up for Uber. Just haven't had the chance yet. Oh, I don't own a car, so how do I do that?
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The Guru Take
Potentially more than 500,000 miles.
A great question. Let's try doing the math:
- A typical NYC taxi drives about 70,000 miles a year. *
- The average age of a taxi is 3.3 years old. (So, let's assume one can remain in operation for 6.6 years.)*
That will be 70,000 miles x 6.6 years = 462,000 miles.
...and that's just the miles during its operation as a taxi. There is a second hand market for these taxis, so it could possibly keep going. At more than 460K, I am not sure how long it will run, but perhaps it's ok to estimate a typical taxi can potentially drive 500K miles in its lifetime.
* Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/2014_taxicab_fact_book.pdf
Comments
What! 500k? I can't get my vehicles to last past 150k. That is impressive.
2018 Nissan NV 200 that are used for taxis start at $21,900 each. That is an amazing return on investment.