Originally posted by peterpan212:lta rental car statistic speak for itself. prior 2015. the rental car number grow is about 1k+ per year. in 2015, the rental car number has grow from less than 19k to more than 29k. i.e. about 10k rental car more in 2015. where these rental car use for? in 2016, rental car number continue to grow at the same pace, at end mar 2016, no. of rental car reach 32.5k. wat do u tink?
The growth of rental car is not becos of uber/grab la.......
Go and check it out, not many rental coy willing to let you rent and use as chauffeur vehicles.......
More people rent car especially short term leasing is due to high cost of owning one.......
Maybe later part, might be what you think of, definitely not last year or last last year.......
Originally posted by Keepthechange666:The growth of rental car is not becos of uber/grab la.......
Go and check it out, not many rental coy willing to let you rent and use as chauffeur vehicles.......
More people rent car especially short term leasing is due to high cost of owning one.......
Maybe later part, might be what you think of, definitely not last year or last last year.......
pls go n check lta vehicle population statistics on rented car. the growth each year in the past is 1k+ n in 2014 is 2k+ 2015 is more than 10k. pls explain why the rented car sudden growth in 2015 is almost 5x the growth is 2014. wat has trigger the growth to be more than 400% compare to previous year? normal rental car business expansion from about 19k car to 29k, i.e. about 1/3 expansion or more than 30%. the same pace of growth continue in 1st three month in 2016. check the number n make sense with the number. no need later, the numbers already ready for u to explain.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/transport/uber-offers-car-rentals-spore-twist
http://uberpeople.net/thrink-twice-if-rent-from-lcr.74450/
Originally posted by Keepthechange666:The growth of rental car is not becos of uber/grab la.......
Go and check it out, not many rental coy willing to let you rent and use as chauffeur vehicles.......
More people rent car especially short term leasing is due to high cost of owning one.......
Maybe later part, might be what you think of, definitely not last year or last last year.......
if u still not convince, read the below report.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/car-numbers-sink-to-five-year-low
Last time also got non meter petrol driven taxiservice using SZ cars. Used to operate outside Seletar Air Base and near Changi Village. Most customers were expats. They charged the fare starting from the base station.. The drivers owned their vehicles but registered under SZ plate.
Originally posted by Jason65:Last time also got non meter petrol driven taxiservice using SZ cars. Used to operate outside Seletar Air Base and near Changi Village. Most customers were expats. They charged the fare starting from the base station.. The drivers owned their vehicles but registered under SZ plate.
yes. last time police wear short. last time 2 is enough, last time .......
The point I am trying to make is, even though they charged higher fares than normal taxis, at the end of the day they also couldn't survive. Now with Uber undercutting normal taxi fares, it is only a matter of time before they too go the way of the dodo. If you don't believe me, go read Uber forum. Everyday got long queue of people returning their rented cars.So need not worry too much. When enough people are exposed to the reral truth, word will go around and everybody will shun away from Uber. If Grab still want to survive, they will have to up their fares to make it attractive for people to want to drive for them.
Taxi still lose for the time being.....no midnight charge is a reasonable answer....
Nite birds agree lol?
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tan-chong-joins-private-hire-fray
another player. hope to see more booking apps come into play.
yesterday morning took a job using grabtaxi ,reach destination ,pasx expecting a grabcar was dissapointed then saw botak driver,got no mood to even say destination n even say can taxi use grabtaxi apps.whole journey she look fed up cos expecting yandao driver!
hello guys, can anyone share the rental rate of each taxi companies?
i checked the sticky but already outdated and some even gave me the 404 error!
Originally posted by foolsh_2000:yesterday morning took a job using grabtaxi ,reach destination ,pasx expecting a grabcar was dissapointed then saw botak driver,got no mood to even say destination n even say can taxi use grabtaxi apps.whole journey she look fed up cos expecting yandao driver!
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has confirmed that it is assessing an application from a local firm to be the first to launch an all-electric taxi fleet here.
Should HDT Singapore Taxi be granted a taxi licence after submitting its application in April, it could potentially pave the way for the entry of electric vehicles (EV) into the taxi market.
"If successful, HDT will be the first to operate a fully electric taxi fleet in Singapore, with a fleet of 100 e-taxis," an LTA spokesman told The Sunday Times.
The introduction of electric taxis will tie in with the Government's plans to widen the testing of the viability of electric vehicles (EV) in Singapore. The first phase of the test-bed, which concluded three years ago, involved individual corporate users.
The LTA said it will explore fleet-based, shared-car operations in the second phase, and it is working with the Economic Development Board to launch an islandwide EV-sharing programme, with 1,000 cars and 2,000 charging points. There are currently about 120 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles here, according to LTA figures.
The LTA said there are no other applications for a taxi service operator's licence. This places HDT at the forefront of launching an e-taxi service.
As with other cab firms, HDT will be expected to comply with availability and service standards, as well as regulations on taxi fare structures, the LTA said.
Sources said that HDT plans to use electric vehicles from BYD (Build Your Dreams), a Shenzhen-based auto and battery manufacturer that has US investment guru Warren Buffett as a shareholder.
HDT Singapore Taxi, which was registered in April, is a spin-off from HDT Singapore Holding, a private transport firm which started here about three years ago and already has a fleet of 30 of BYD's e6 model, an all-electric saloon car.
BYD itself has its eyes on the consumer market here, and last month it opened an EV showroom in Ubi in collaboration with India-based Smart Group.
The use of BYD electric cars as taxis has been tried out in cities, including Brussels and Hong Kong. In the firm's home city of Shenzhen, there is a fleet of some 850 e6 taxis.
Asked about its plans, HDT said it would make an announcement soon. HDT is also seeking approval from the Energy Market Authority for the use of its charging stations here for the taxi service.
As of April, there are 28,280 taxis on the island belonging to ComfortDelGro, Trans-Cab, SMRT, Premier and Prime, and about 86 per cent of them use diesel. There are 2,065 petrol-electric taxis, which account for about 7 per cent of the cab population.
The potential entry of electric taxis is a welcome move because cabs, in general, clock high mileage, said Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar, executive director of Nanyang Technological University's Energy Research Institute (ERI@N). He said: "While taxis account for just 3 per cent of the total vehicle population, they contribute to over 15 per cent of vehicle emissions, based on their mileage."
ERI@N recently published an e-mobility paper which forecasts that emissions from taxis could be reduced by 27 per cent in 2050 if 85 per cent of taxis go electric.
The island's taxi fleet - projected to grow to 30,000 by 2050 - could be a combination of battery electric vehicles (60 per cent), plug-in hybrid electric (25 per cent) and fuel cars (15 per cent), the paper said.
This BYD electric car is better than any hybrid nonsense.