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Originally Posted by JSH
The OP wants to drive Uber 30,000 miles per year
The Grand Caravan is rated at 20 mpg combined. The OP gets 20 mpg combined today driving a Saturn Ion (which is rated 26 combined) so even the combined rating is likely optimistic for taxi use.
Caravan:
30,000 / 20 mpg = 1500 gallons x $2.50 = $3,750
Prius
30,000 / 50 mpg = 600 gallon x $2.50 = $1,500
That is a difference of $2,250 per year or $188 per month.
If we use the city rating for the Caravan the difference jumps to $2912 per year or $243 per month.
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Maybe but I really doubt a part time Uber driver is going to get 30,000 mostly city miles a year. A 24 hour cab in NYC only goes about 60,000 miles a year with 3 different drivers a day. Traffic is slow there though. The Prius is not going to get 50 mpg in taxi use either. Uber XL does pay .3-.8 per mile more as well so if you did do 30,000 miles all XL you would make at least $9000 more in fares if not $24,000 while all of the added fuel costs would be deductible.