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Participating Hertz is offering a limited time 1 rental day free when you rent an electric vehicle for 3 or more days. To clarify, you'll book 3 days and your last day is free. Choose from the largest EV rental fleet in North America.

Hertz EV Rentals [hertz.com]
Promotional Code: 211326
Advance Reservations: 24 Hours
Vehicle Picked Up by June 1, 2024

Terms:
Reserve for at least three days and pay for one less day. Applies to base rental rate for EVs only. Taxes and fees excluded. Minimum 3 day rental required, Twenty Seven (27) day maximum. This offer is available at participating Hertz locations in the U.S. Promotion Code 211326 must be provided at time of reservation or offer is void. 24 hour advance reservation required. Car classes subject to availability. Offer has no cash value, and may not be used with other discounts, promotions or special rates. Offer valid for vehicle pick-up from now – 06/01/2024 at participating locations. Subject to availability, blackout periods and additional restrictions. Click here [hertz.com] for full terms and conditions.


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This may not be true for all their EVs but the one I rented did not have a charging cable inside. That was a huge bummer and inconvenience.
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If you got AAA you can rent a Tesla for 7 days for $254 all in. Which is cheaper than what it comes out to most times for 3 days without AAA it was around 285/week
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They gave me an EV instead of a gas powered vehicle the last time I rented a car. They had no gas powered cars available. The car only had 20% charge when I picked it up.

I went to a free charging station first. Seemed like it was taking too long. Went to a paid one and there was a line. Went back to the free one. Realized it was going to take until 4am to get around half charged. Went back to the paid one and waited in the line.

I was there until 1am to get it charged to 70%. Filed a BBB complaint and got refunded for the rental. Really turned me off to EV's.
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04-12-2024 at 04:05 PM.
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Quote from slickdicks :
They gave me an EV instead of a gas powered vehicle the last time I rented a car. They had no gas powered cars available. The car only had 20% charge when I picked it up.

I went to a free charging station first. Seemed like it was taking too long. Went to a paid one and there was a line. Went back to the free one. Realized it was going to take until 4am to get around half charged. Went back to the paid one and waited in the line.

I was there until 1am to get it charged to 70%. Filed a BBB complaint and got refunded for the rental. Really turned me off to EV's.
There is a reason Hertz put up 20,000 EVs for sale couple months ago and opted to replace them with gas cars instead
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04-12-2024 at 04:30 PM.
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I don't see any more teslas available for rent . Checked multiple dates this summer and no options. Too bad.
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04-12-2024 at 06:02 PM.
04-12-2024 at 06:02 PM.
Quote from ryandb0 :
This may not be true for all their EVs but the one I rented did not have a charging cable inside. That was a huge bummer and inconvenience.
That's pretty standard now, at least for Tesla's. It is unfortunate because then you don't have an option of home charging if it's possible. Even 5 mph of level 1 charging is better than zero
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04-12-2024 at 06:06 PM.
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Quote from slickdicks :
They gave me an EV instead of a gas powered vehicle the last time I rented a car. They had no gas powered cars available. The car only had 20% charge when I picked it up.

I went to a free charging station first. Seemed like it was taking too long. Went to a paid one and there was a line. Went back to the free one. Realized it was going to take until 4am to get around half charged. Went back to the paid one and waited in the line.

I was there until 1am to get it charged to 70%. Filed a BBB complaint and got refunded for the rental. Really turned me off to EV's.
Eventually all EVs will be able to access Tesla network, but even that network has gotten strained. In SoCal, waits at chargers have become commonplace because they aren't building many anymore and the number of cars continues to rise. Home charging will need to happen much more frequently if there's any chance of widespread adoption, particularly in other locales that don't have many superchargers at all at this time and lower adoption due to lower gas prices or climate conditions
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04-12-2024 at 06:08 PM.
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This will soon become another EV vs non-EV nonsense thread.
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04-12-2024 at 07:20 PM.
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This sounds like a renter issue as I wouldn't rent a car from Hertz whether EV or gas with only 20% battery or gas. Demand they fill it up or charge it before your departure at the Hertz station unless it was a neighborhood non-charger location, but most Hertz locations have chargers.
We'll aren't you special. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
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04-12-2024 at 07:35 PM.
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Quote from slickdicks :
They gave me an EV instead of a gas powered vehicle the last time I rented a car. They had no gas powered cars available. The car only had 20% charge when I picked it up.

I went to a free charging station first. Seemed like it was taking too long. Went to a paid one and there was a line. Went back to the free one. Realized it was going to take until 4am to get around half charged. Went back to the paid one and waited in the line.

I was there until 1am to get it charged to 70%. Filed a BBB complaint and got refunded for the rental. Really turned me off to EV's.
I think Hertz just tossed the EV's into the fleet and called it a day. Employees had no training and couldn't answer basic questions such as how charging worked, where to find chargers. Giving a non-EV renter an EV with low charge... wow. It must be a low margin industry as I've gotten similarly bad service from all the big names.

I wouldn't hesitate to rent Teslas but charging other EV's can get wonky. I've had issues with multiple CCS chargers with one of them refusing to unlock from the car while I was in a hurry. The phone support person couldn't do much and it took a while before the charger finally decided to unlock and release the car.
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04-12-2024 at 08:33 PM.
04-12-2024 at 08:33 PM.
In Los Angeles I had to wait an hour in line to charge my EV, then another 50 minutes to fully charge it. Super inconvenient renting one...
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04-12-2024 at 10:29 PM.
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Quote from MellowStranger162 :
Eventually all EVs will be able to access Tesla network, but even that network has gotten strained. In SoCal, waits at chargers have become commonplace because they aren't building many anymore and the number of cars continues to rise. Home charging will need to happen much more frequently if there's any chance of widespread adoption, particularly in other locales that don't have many superchargers at all at this time and lower adoption due to lower gas prices or climate conditions
EV manufacturers are shooting themselves in the foot offering free charging for a year or whatever. It may be a selling point over other EV competitors but it disincentivizes home charging and encourages overloading public charging. This creates very vocal and dissatisfied customers and hurts the industry as a whole. They need to get together and ban that incentive.
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04-12-2024 at 11:02 PM.
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If you got AAA you can rent a Tesla for 7 days for $254 all in. Which is cheaper than what it comes out to most times for 3 days without AAA it was around 285/week
Do they charge you a fee if you return the car with a low battery?
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