Driverless taxis in 2030
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A study done at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is looking at some of the potential effects of driverless electric taxis on the environment in 2030. It was reported recently that Uber was in talks with Tesla about getting 500,000 driverless electric vehicles by 2020. The study showed that an electric car in 2030 would produce 90% less emissions than a gas-powered vehicle from 2014. You can already see the impact Uber’s potential purchase could have. The study also showed that by 2030, if there are 800,000 driverless taxis on the road, it could cut the demand for gas by almost 7 million barrels of oil a year!