Hertz is selling off their EV's

[Steve In Texas]

100% of those I've known who rented EVs had a negative experience.

I concur with many disliking them. The mileage on the rentals could hold many an extended test drive.

 

[oldag]

Dumping about 1/3 of their global EV fleet.

Also cited low demand in addition to high repair costs.

 

[Cool 'Horn Luke]

Honestly, I hope it bankrupts them.

 

[Brains]

Honestly, I hope it bankrupts them.

Again.

 

[striker55]

Woman on Fox Business said when she rented a car on her vacation the only one available was a Tesla. She couldn't drive it until she read the book.

 

[pronstar]

It makes sense. Most folks rent cars when traveling. And since most folks don’t own EVs, they don’t have accounts setup on the various charging networks.

I like EVs but I don’t want to dick around looking for charging stations, setting up accounts, etc while I’m traveling.

Keep
It
Simple
Stoopid

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Hertz runs some crap cars. If they say EVs cost too much given the cars they run, I would have to believe them.

 

[Paul Saver]

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

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Saw this? I watched the entire movie.... Exit to Eden.

 

[Grumps21]

Saw this? I watched the entire movie.... Exit to Eden.

Naw, never heard of it. Had to do a DDG on it. Any good?

 

[Big Green]

Only Model 3 and Ys. I saw some low mileage, less than 30k, for $27-30k, all base models. Not a horrible deal but not good enough for me to get one. I also don’t really care for those two models. If they had some reasonable Model S I might be interested.

The higher mileage ones for $17k could be a good deal for an Uber or delivery driver.

 

[Rhino]

From talking to some people at rental car places last year, I think it's a lot harder for them to get decent turn-arounds. The charging issue is a lot harder to solve for rentals than gasoline. Even a friend of mine who runs an electric vehicle at home had issues when using a rental here in Texas.

 

[General Zod]

Saw this? I watched the entire movie.... Exit to Eden.

I fast forwarded to the parts with Dana Delaney. It was worth the danger of possibly seeing Rosie O'Donnel.

 

[General Zod]

But EV's are so convenient...

Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here'

Many Chicago-area Tesla owners were visibly frustrated on Monday after their electric vehicles failed to charge amid freezing temperatures.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[Wudidiz]

I remember when they rented real cars

 

[Tnhawk]

Woman on Fox Business said when she rented a car on her vacation the only one available was a Tesla. She couldn't drive it until she read the book.

She had plenty of time to read the book while it sitting at a charger.

 

[striker55]

 

[msharley]

Watch ya don't get burnt!

 

[Paul Saver]

Only Model 3 and Ys. I saw some low mileage, less than 30k, for $27-30k, all base models. Not a horrible deal but not good enough for me to get one. I also don’t really care for those two models. If they had some reasonable Model S I might be interested.

The higher mileage ones for $17k could be a good deal for an Uber or delivery driver.

Until the Batteries need replaced.

 

[Tnhawk]

I remember when this purchase was announced and Tesla fanboys were going crazy.

Will they be willing to pay the $1500-2000 for the 40-60 mile range increase tesla is offering?