08-02-2023, 04:05 PM
sekker wrote:
I'm starting to think EV vs ICE rental decisions will become just another 'virtue signal', along the lines of when some rental car agencies would offer Prius cars as a special class.
In Europe, there is a 'green' choice - at rental agency, via Uber etc.
i rented a Model 3 through Turo in June. As a Volt owner who has always idealized Tesla I was not as blown away as i thought I would be. I was in the northeast so chargers were not hard to find. Still, the features I did like about the Tesla can pretty much be found on most modern cars. When I am ready for a full EV it probably won't be a Tesla. Given how I travel full EV is not going to be an option anytime in the forseeable future.
In a related manner, a FB colleague performing at a music festival this past weekend was given a Kia EV as a rental. Only vehicle left. She has no previous EV experience. Told her she had to return it 80% charge and the only charger was an hour away (which I think was incorrect as it was the same airport I rented the Tesla from). We tried to help her on FB; myself and others told her about Plugshare or see if the car had a basic charger she could plug in at her destination. She was frantically reading the manual to learn about the car. What nightmare for her. I boned up on youtube before renting the Tesla. The EV learning curb is steep when you need to get somewhere quickly. Rental agencies should not do that to people."Success isn't about how much money you make. It is about the difference you make in people's lives."--Michelle Obama
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