Choosing a Chamonix Tesla taxi service like ours makes a lot of sense. From a comfort point of view and environmental point of view.
Firstly, being driven in an EV (Electric Vehicle) is a very serine experience. Most electric vehicles are very quiet and comfortable.
Secondly, our Tesla taxi model Y is a large vehicle. Lots of space for passengers and luggage.
Thirdly, there is a lot of technology in a modern EV. There are a huge amount of safety features. We have chosen a model with All Wheel Drive to help in snowy and cold conditions.
Does a Tesla Taxi really work…..
Is the Chamonix Tesla taxi service going to make it to Chamonix? I get asked this quite a lot.
We never stop to charge the Tesla taxi with customers onboard. Unless we are going to Paris or somewhere over 450Kms away! Geneva to Chamonix is a 100km trip. This uses about 20% of the battery. We always arrive at the airport in advance for a pick up. This way we have plenty of time to make sure our vehicle if fully charged if required.
Finally, driving a Tesla (or any other electric vehicle) in the Alps touches on a number of topics people often ask about electric cars.
But what about……
Is Battery range in Cold weather is largely reduced? Battery range is reduced during the cold winter months. But not to the extent that is causes a problem (for me). We continue to provide a Chamonix Tesla taxi service to Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble etc without any issues. There are a number of tricks such as pre-heating the vehicle using mains power. And also leaving with a slightly higher SOC (state of charge) to compensate.
“Insurance to way too expensive!” At least for me, in my position I pay less now than i did for my old car.
“You go through tyres at an alarming rate!” For the moment i have done 60,000kms on one set of winter tyres and they are still going strong. This corresponds to how my last vehicle used tyres so doesn’t appear to be any worse.
“Charging is difficult and unreliable” In the Alps we are spoilt for choice when it comes to electric vehicle charging. Between Chamonix and Geneva airport there are 5 Tesla charging stations. Many other networks available too. To date i have never been unable to charge or needed to wait. However, i am aware that in certain countries this isn’t the case.
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Finally, while we are on the subject of electric cars. here is an independent American study looking at the environmental impact of electric cars compared to petrol engined cars.
