In Amsterdam, airport-licensed drivers pay higher taxes than taxis that sit in the circle at Centraal Station. I think Amsterdam airport taxis fill the need of the American Airport Shuttle vans, albeit on a shorter, more predictable route to the airport.

Anyway, I’ve noticed the X wing doors for the rear passengers are very popular in airport taxis; that’s a roomy car. The fuel + resale value seems to make the economics work out. I’ve seen drivers sitting in their cars at the airport ‘refueling’ stations reading newspapers, presumably taking a break and/or waiting for another fare.

Also, much of the electricity comes from Dutch wind farms.

There’s also a nice electric train into town from the airport 4-6x an hour, lest it not be said.

[WM: Thomas Edison would be proud indeed. The combination of an electric car and solar panels on your roof is hard to resist in many jurisdictions. Thus far this year, we’ve had five months where our home electric bill was under $15. That’s compared to average monthly bills of $500 or more in prior years. So, yes, we’re sold.]

I really wonder how you’ll find range anxiety with that car – especially since you’ll have to rely on 3rd party chargers and not tesla superchargers.

I’ve been keeping eye on model 3 for a while; since I’m UK based it is not available here yet. For me both model S and the i-pace a bit too much of a car both in terms of size and the price point.

[WM: Thanks. Range anxiety would be a major drawback with the I-Pace in the U.S. market right now. But we plan to use the car for around town driving only so it wasn’t an issue.]