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EV's only make sense in home markets - the market in which you primarily live. Going on a long trip and renting a vehicle? Why would you rent an EV? You're addi
by taylodl 3y ago
EV's only make sense in home markets - the market in which you primarily live. Going on a long trip and renting a vehicle? Why would you rent an EV? You're adding 15% to 20% time to your trip for the added charging. Makes no sense.
You flew somewhere and now need a car. Are you going to rent an EV? No! You don't know where the chargers are locally and chargers are nowhere as ubiquitous as gas stations.
Not sure why anyone thought this was a good idea.
What is a good idea is there's now a company in my home town that's advertising rent an EV for a week and you can see if it's right for you. That makes a lot of sense. Before you lay out $40K to $50K on a new EV and then discover it was a mistake, spend a few hundred and see what life is like with an EV.
- kcplate 3y agoI wouldn’t rent one for the simple reason that they would likely want me to bring it back with a full charge. There is always a gas station a couple of miles from a rental car return, and honestly I don’t want the trouble of having to find or wait on a working fast charger. I need 5 min gas and go so I can catch my flight