Tesla Uber Driver Week 2: Making Cash (Or Crying?) | Uber Driver Lyft Driver 

Thanks for letting us learn from your experiment. 🙇🏽‍♂️

I like the longer format. Especially since it's not monotonous. You changed it up a few times, so that helps. Thanks for the info Vinny.

Watching you at first I was thinking that you going to prease Uber and Lyft but watching to the end, anyway good video and you honest on good work you know the shity work so keep doing what you doing

Great video! And it IS important to see seasoned driver experiences & comments. Thank you

I'm happy for you Vinny! I love @HappyVinny

Great video Vinny! Love your content.

Long format looks great!

You nailed it !!!!!

I’m glad is working out for you

Interestingly enough, Vinny, while I was down there in the Toyota Corolla rental, I saw a lot of test, le model, wise wrapped in the Freebee company logo. And I was only up and down Islamorada and KeyLargo. So, THEY have some secret charging spot, for sure. Probably not available to us.

Yup. Finding the cheap charging times is crucial. Now, sometimes, it doesn’t make sense. I’m not gonna drive far away to save 10 cents a kilowatt. And sometimes, you’re low, and you gotta charge at the nearest station, no matter what price. But, I can tell you this, since the charger by my house in South Miami went down to 16 cents a kilowatt after 12am, I’ve been saving $20-$30 on my weekly rental costs with hertz. It adds up!

I agree vinny, in my personal experience, I didn’t like tesla suspension compared to my caddy. It’s stiff. Tesla suspension reminded me of my old prius and corolla suspension

Hi Vinny. I'm in the Vegas market with my Model Y exactly like yours. I try to charge at the cheapest rate as possible. Thankfully we have some chargers even at peak times with reasonable pricing. I find it that if you're paying 30+ cents a KWH it doesn't make sense. When I started in May, we were able to charge at 11 cents. Today I had to charge at 24 cents which isn't too bad. I do miss the below 20 cents times. They change and raise/lower pricing every few weeks. It's crazy. Also, you'll get questioned to death about the charging etc. Its slow in Vegas. I try doing comfort and up but have to suck it up and do it with X.

Great Video…….. 🎥

I have a Model Y and a Lincoln Navigator. I think the Model Y ride is very smooth...not as plush as the Lincoln (of course) but very nice. Put it in "chill" mode for steering and acceleration and get accustomed to 1-pedal driving so that you're not "herky-jerky" and people will drop the "it's a stiff ride" complaint. I've given 1,000+ rides in my Model Y and nobody has ever said anything about ride comfort.

South Florida has crazy high kw rates. Its scattered all over the place. Aventura mall has $0.15kw after midnight. Just slow. 72kw max. Just keep it in mind

Not sure how far you are from plantation charger, but after 12 AM up to 4 AM it’s at $.14. Take 40 minutes to an hour at the end of your shift. Vinny and drive home at 100%. You’ll thank me in the morning.

Good video 👍

My favorite day to Uber would be Sunday I got up early Sunday morning and by 2:00 3:00 could make like $250 bucks I did a lot of airport rides and buy my airport we got tons of superchargers

The keys are risky in the Tesla. You got a supercharger in Florida city, and then nothing else until marathon.

Since upfront pricing, shorter rides pay more than (older) time and distance pay while longer rides pay less. For Miami market; $40 an hour is unrealistic for comfort driver. Say you get constant rides, back to back at average of 35 mph you may get low $30 per hour but unlikely. Same goes for Premier and XL drivers. Over $40 per hour (online hours) is highly unlikely. Been there, did that for a month with Tesla rental. Btw, Comfort only pay pennies more than X. May as well do X and Premier rides with your rental.

L0ve it great video 🎉❤

Low cost charging is the key to unlocking the full benefits of driving an EV. Good hunting my brother!

Good video. Rental vs own make the different driving rideshare.I make good money while rent to drive because I would drive to ground long trips plus tips was better than fare. Now I use my own only do XL no money 😢. I am going back w2 . Uber/lyft not worth our time

Pull up, fill up, pull out!

The rentals only have the base model you wouldn't believe the acceleration of a dual motor at 450 horsepower in 0 to 60 and 3.7 dual motor long range I can pretty much drive all day on one charge can I charge at home I wouldn't even have one unless I can do that

So I’m right here in Jacksonville Florida the way that you do things I really appreciate it so do you think that it would be best that I go ahead and try to test loud and see how things work I do have a question when it shows that the weekly pay is 330 something dollars do you have to include the 200 deposit which equals up to 500 on the day of pick up

$.44 per kwh? That’s insane man. Was that peak time? That costs almost as much as your caddy per mile

My boy rented the Tesla and then a gas car. He said he got way more rides and people were actually talking to him since he had the Tesla. The gas car on the other hand people barely talked and he got rides but not as many as the electric

I took one trip from doral to fort Myers. 2.15 hrs. 88$ no tips... Never more.

So if you somehow make $40/active hour with the rental. You cut that in half after paying for the rental. Then you’re left with 15/20 an hour after paying for insurance and rental and supercharging. NO DEAL!

It's crazy how many people don't even know how to get inside of a Tesla or even get out when I rented one it was 500 plus charging and it was usually about 700 owning one is much better I paid 600 a month Plus Insurance 250 the one thing with renting one you can't use the autopilot it's disabled and when I use that people are pretty impressed especially with the new updates and stuff like that the car can literally take you right to your door and also with a rental that doesn't have Auto Park all they have is Comfort in Greensboro but when I go to Raleigh and Charlotte they got comfort Comfort Electric in Uber green which can be probably any kind of any kind of electric vehicle

Forgive me if im wrong but isnt buying a tesla like half the price of renting one if not less than half? I mean the cars have no maintenance needs besides tires and the motors are rated for 1 million miles?

Wish they had these Model Y’s and 3’s in San Diego……. Tell them to open up shop down here. Lol

Hey, I'm picking up my car tomorrow! You may want to check to see what's their referral policy, I did put your RU-vid name down

I get plenty of ooohs and awwws in my 2014 Hyundai accent. I paid $2,700 cash for it. I’m not joking.

Vinnys right. Time is money. Im down to $10 for 20 min.

Man $500 for rental is wild

I live and drive Uber in Naples feel free to ask anything

Are you running the Tesla on Uber and Lyft? Or is it just a Uber car only

I always charge at night and it serve me the whole day , i charge for like 15-22/c

Bro I drive a Toyota Avalon Hybrid XLE Platinum 38 mpg floats like a butterfly and is quiet AF! I drive A LOT of TESLA owners on my private side. They all ask me on the first ride what kind of car is this? I say! It is a Lexus es 300h with a Toyota emblem on the hood with a bigger trunk then the Lexus. Then I ask I bet this rides better than your Tesla in the garage? and they all say yes and continue to compliment me on my ride! lol

Are you doing X rides with the Tesla?

My hertz doesn’t offer the model y only model 3 smh

Don't know bout yall but I've been doing a lot of crying this last month... this uber shyt is suckin ballz!

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The thing also I think why passengers cancel their Premier when they get a M3 is because the drivers that do rent them don’t have a sense in keeping the car clean and tidy. I’ve picked up one passenger and said that the M3s he’d get in are dirty, and the driver doesn’t speak English too. They know Uber rents them out, and you know how the majority of renters treat their rental, without a care. There was one time I pulled up to a M3 renter while charging, and it reeked of marijuana. The 3 and the Y are very similar in experience with the Y of course with a little more room. But more often than not the Y is OWNED by the driver and therefore has a pride in ownership. And I’m sure these passengers know that. Every time a Premier passenger gets in my M3, it’s the cleanest and nicest they ever been in they say. As you said, the ooos and ahhs are always there.

Someone told me the model 3 is not a luxury car she order premier she couldnt belive when i arrive in the tesla.

Do you have a contact over there I have been approved and can’t get in touch with anyone

Look people are paying next to nothing for a ride the model 3 is a nice car if they don't like it they can walk hell with them I was thinking of renting a model 3 but that $400 a week I don't like to hear that too much because that's coming out of your pay look you're going to have a stiff ride that battery is very heavy that's one reason to write is probably stiff there's not much you can do about that what kind of range are you getting on a full charge 250 miles be safe out there have a good day my friend

From looking at your chart looks like you're not working too many hours Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday maybe I'm wrong look man if you don't put in the hours you are not going to make any money I'm just saying I know because I've done this for a long time I could see the bar graph that you have not worked too many hours but you know that's what you got to do that's what you got

I never do events like football games I'll tell you why because you're going to sit in traffic for a whole hour or more for one stupid Fair it's not worth it

So insurance is included right?

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the market in SF Bay Area has been flooded with Tesla's after uber's $3000 off a Tesla y. They are lyft black as well. Your market will be flooded soon after more and more ytubers do vids like this.

WHAT IS THE DEDUCTIBLE OR WRITE OFF ON A UBER RENTAL THROUGH HERTZ FOR TAX SEASON , THE WHOLE RENTAL LIKE IF I PAID $450 DOLLARS AT WEEK INCLUDING INSURANCE ON UBER HERTZ $1800 A MONTH, THATS INCOME THAT IS SHOWING IN YOUR 1099 , BUT YOUR GIVING BACK THAT MONEY TO HERTZ FOR RENTAL IN A YEAR IS $18,900 IS THAT A WRITE OFF, THANKS IN ADVANCE, YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU GUYS KNOW THE ANSWER, BECAUSE I RENTED ONE TESLA FOR 3 MONTHS LAST YEAR 🤔🤔🤔

Would you by a Teala

Rented Tesla *** should have put it in the title bud 😏

you’re working to drive in a fancy car wasting over $500 a week you could put in your pocket go buy a $10,000 car pay cash for it be done with it make the money it’s all about making money not taking good money and throwing it away on a rental car doesn’t make any sense to me I do hundreds of rides and make $17 an average ride and making well over $1500 a week before tips doing XL in a little small market called Biloxi Mississippi. We were also getting a dollar a mile minimum and also a Dollar a minute I do eight appointments today. Opportunities scheduled rides in some cases but to teach someone to go out and then $500 a week to make $1000. I would probably reevaluate that I’m just saying I’m your loose cannon remember have a good one man dancing in a while. This is Mr. hundred percent.

It should be a requirement for anyone driving an EV to take at few math courses so you all at least know what all those numbers mean. $0.4+ per kWhr. Woopie de doo! You're not using gas! Yeah but what does it mean, really. How much is all that comfort costing you, as opposed to the offset of renting a Prius. Yes, I know, Teslas are prettier. But if you're pulling all those hours ride sharing, I'm assuming money is very important, right?

I dunno about you guys. But the lack of noise from an engine makes me feel uncomfortable with passengers. You can hear your stomach grumble or their stomach grumble. I always blast my air so I have even more sound to kill any awkward silent times. I usually have good convo but sometimes they are silent. Being in a Tesla would be super weird for me personally.

You just said without tips you'd not even crack $175 being out for 7 to 8 hrs yet you're discussing targeting $40 -$60 an hour. Dude you're making $21 an hour.

Time is money and Money is Time and to much crying on RU-vid

I swear its the same movie every january. January sucks balls. Balls. It kind of get better in february but than from march to the first two weeks of may its peak earnings. Than the summer slow down happens than september comes and we are busy again and than the same thing happens all over again...