That's interesting because when you rent an ICE car the gas tank is full and expected to be full when you return itHaving rented a Tesla via Hertz and being an 11 year ev veteran, I can understand why they had challenges.
If you do not know how to operate and charge an EV, getting into the system of one at half or less charge in a city you may not be familiar with is a challenge.
While the Bolt and Niro I rented from hertz both had about 80% when I rented them, the Tesla was lower. Personally, to minimize driver angst, I think they should have the car fully charged at delivery.
Not around me at least, they make note of the tank, and want it back with the same amount. Leaves a lot of guess work, but they couldn't be bothered to fill between rentals.That's interesting because when you rent an ICE car the gas tank is full and expected to be full when you return it
Challenge is that time between rentals can be as little as 20 minutes at larger locations.They should charge them overnight to full or 90%, would cost very little to do with L2 chargers, so they actually have range when rented. WTF?!, pick up a car that should go 200 or 300 miles and it can't make your planned trip and now have to spend time to hit a fast charger!? And should have a reasonable fee to recharge from whatever level you return it at, the $30 fee they have is bogus. Managed correctly, rental EVs could be ok, but those two items at least are shooting themselves in the foot. Maybe Hertz only bought them all for the initial $7500 tax credit.
I agree, it would be trouble for a rental company.Challenge is that time between rentals can be as little as 20 minutes at larger locations.
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