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Do rental car companies require you to return an EV fully charged?

2 posted on 12/05/2023 1:47:05 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)

“”Do rental car companies require you to return an EV fully charged?””

For gasoline car rentals, almost EVERY rental staff have stated that the cost to have the rental company fill up the gas tank is much, much higher than the gas station. Some rental clerks have even told us where the most convenient gas station near the airport is located.

Imagine returning your Tesla rental only half charged. If the rental company installed their own charging station, they would still charge you an arm and a leg.

The time it takes to ‘charge’ the gasoline rental is 5-6 minutes? If you can find an EV charging station near the airport, I believe it would be a little longer than 5-6 minutes. AND, using the fast charging damages the life of the battery. Another reason resale of EV car rentals is, well, crap.

5 posted on 12/05/2023 1:58:40 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)

8 posted on 12/05/2023 2:02:55 PM PST by desertsolitaire ( M)

In the old days hertz used to have rental Shelby GT 350 mustangs.

21 posted on 12/05/2023 2:16:52 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)

Not when I rented them from Hertz.

24 posted on 12/05/2023 2:30:39 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)

oh sh!t... good question

30 posted on 12/05/2023 3:16:23 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)

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