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People need to think about the special use case that is car rental. Having to figure out an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar city with tight time constraints lik
by Schnitz 2y ago
People need to think about the special use case that is car rental. Having to figure out an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar city with tight time constraints like being on time for meetings or a flight, the car takes 30+ minutes to “fill up”, is a much bigger challenge than switching your 40 miles a day commute car to an EV, where you can work your way up to longer trips etc. I’m super excited for EVs in general, but rental? I want the simplest guaranteed to work appliance!
- _ea1k 2y agoYep... if we lived in a world where we knew that hotels would have chargers, it would be easy. Easier than gas in a lot of cases! But reality right now is a bit different. We can't even know if the Teslas will have the J1772 adapters.
- throwaway22032 2y agoIn my experience every single EV "debate" goes the same way. People who mostly return to their home with a driveway, and mostly use their car to drive around town, vs people who travel away from home. Each trying to convince the other. It's the same as public transport advocates vs car advocates. It feels like a kind of tremendous blind spot. I mean personally I've spent periods in which I've split my time between my place and my partner's place. I doubt this is particularly uncommon. Even if one of us had a charger, the other wouldn't, so suddenly it all falls apart.