expired Posted by serra | Staff • Nov 8, 2023
Nov 8, 2023 6:45 PM
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expired Posted by serra | Staff • Nov 8, 2023
Nov 8, 2023 6:45 PM
Hertz Electric Car Rentals: Reserve 2 or More Days,
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As for this deal, you're essentially getting 50% off for renting two days. 50% off seemed like a good enough deal to me to consider getting one on my next rental.
If your planning a long road trip with more than 500 miles a day, then I prefer a gas car.
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The "inconvenience" of charging an EV is laughable. If you insist on stopping every 400 miles for a 5 minute fuel up and never again, so be it, that isn't my style of driving and you should keep driving an ICE.
For everyone else? You're stopping every 2-2.5 hours to charge for about 15-20 minutes (arrive with 5-10% in the battery and charge to ~50-60% and be on your way). I feel way better on trips, and if I am obsessed with getting there as fast as possible I am flying anyways.
I would never go back to ICE at this point for daily driving, it just doesn't make sense to me. Charge at home (if you can't, it isn't for you either) and never waste time at a gas station again. I'll guarantee you spend more time waiting to filling up your cars over the course of a year than I spend waiting on our EV to charge, because the only time that is ever done is if I am going out of town.
That "you don't realize it yet" statement is a silly gate keeping statement. As if someone cant figure out if something is better for them and need you to determine that for them.
One last edit, I just did a 700 mile drive for work and rented a Model Y. So to that "most EV owners don't prefer blah blah blah" nonsense .. I would love to see the metrics you're pulling from to get that statement.
If your planning a long road trip with more than 500 miles a day, then I prefer a gas car.
Flew to PHX and met up with a vendor. He decided to get a Tesla just for the hell of it. Got locked out on day #1 and spent hours trying to get back in remotely.
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A lot of yuppies and white collar types are notorious for jumping on bandwagons without doing any research. Pay off the right media outlets and they will believe anything. They will fall for it for a while until they learn the hard way and the smug smile of superiority is wiped from their face.
Someone at my workplace used to have a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Think there were two, there were two different colors, but I'd never see them together the same day so I think they bought them for their spouse and drove whatever one they felt like driving. I don't see it anymore. I guess they got sick of it. It might have been the superintendent, which would make sense. He fancies himself as a big techie.
A lot of yuppies and white collar types are notorious for jumping on bandwagons without doing any research. Pay off the right media outlets and they will believe anything. They will fall for it for a while until they learn the hard way and the smug smile of superiority is wiped from their face.
Someone at my workplace used to have a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Think there were two, there were two different colors, but I'd never see them together the same day so I think they bought them for their spouse and drove whatever one they felt like driving. I don't see it anymore. I guess they got sick of it. It might have been the superintendent, which would make sense. He fancies himself as a big techie.
LOL, I think it is the other way around and everyone knows it. These threads are full of "investors" trying to convince everyone they are stupid if they don't buy a Tesla.
The fleet data is out from Hertz. They are pulling back on teslas because of the high maintenance cost and rapid depreciation.
No need for disinformation, the pain is real.
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The fleet data is out from Hertz. They are pulling back on teslas because of the high maintenance cost and rapid depreciation.
No need for disinformation, the pain is real.
Nor do I care what Hertz is doing, I rented from them because we have a single car and if I have to rent again I'll rent an EV. Does this mean others should do it? No, I dont care what they do.
Edit: I have to ask, what high maintenance costs are they claiming? Besides tires .. there isn't much you're doing maintenance on.