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electrify America is terrible as you unfortunately experienced.
I don't think they have any Electrify America stations there. It was all ChargePoint, Blink, or EV Passport. I greatly preferred the EV Passport as they were faster and didn't require an app or for me to sign up. We didn't try Blink as they weren't that close to us. ChargePoint was super slow, if operational at all.
So funny I posted a pic of my rental and it had a terrible misalignment as well in the same spot and happened upon your post when Amirza mentioned it, weird. I also dislike the key car operation, makes no sense and is worse than a typical key card or fob, not sure why they can't make it like everyone else when it can just stay in your pocket. It is so inconvenient but if you own the car the smartphone key is awesome and works really well. I also really like the transmission stalks and turn signal stalks!
That's crazy! Your trunk misalignment was just like mine!
Yeah, I guess if going to an island or somewhere where charging infrastructure is questionable, this is where EV experience will make all the difference.
An experienced EV driver would know what to look for, how fast the chargers are, how many chargers, etc before booking the rental.
Myself, as an inexperenced EV driver would have no idea what red flags to look for ahead of time but your review gives me insight of what needs to be looked at, in advance.
I would not own an EV if I could not charge at home. In Silicon Valley, if you throw a rock you will hit 2 Supercharger locations; I understand I live in a bubble.
If you want dials, buttons, etc, don't buy a Tesla. These cars are different. FYI, I rarely touch the screen; I use voice commands.
Tesla, warts and all, is not trying to be like other cars. They are not for everyone and certainly not for every use case. But if it is a fit and you like tech, there is nothing like a Tesla. That's my experience.
I have often thought of this when I see Teslas for rent. If I am on vacation and can't charge where I park it for the night, no way I would want an EV...
Charging it while you sleep is vital to me to the appeal of an EV.
The Model 3 SR+ isn't really intended as a "tourist vehicle"... It has the shortest range, and just as importantly, the slowest charging rates as well. It's too bad the rental car companies don't realize that, but I'm surprised that there isn't any supercharger on the island as well, given how small it is....
The Model 3 SR+ isn't really intended as a "tourist vehicle"... It has the shortest range, and just as importantly, the slowest charging rates as well. It's too bad the rental car companies don't realize that, but I'm surprised that there isn't any supercharger on the island as well, given how small it is....
I totally agree with that. The Avis and Enterprise near me are renting out Model Y Long Range, as well as Polestar 2 dual motor Long Range, which is what they should be offering. But on an Island like that with such limited charging and no hotel destination charging, they realistically should not even be renting out EV's
I'm surprised that there isn't any supercharger on the island as well, given how small it is....
after the article i just read about hawaii and kauai's electricity supply specifically, i am not surprised at all it has no superchargers.
the whole state of hawaii EXCEPT kauai has electricity provided by HECO. kauai has a cooperative that has aggressively sought to be 'green' including solar, but also including burning of eucalyptus trees apparently, which is questionably 'green', but anyway, whether people like it or not, supercharging at 150+kw is a HUGE amount of electricity for even just one car. i've read a typical household solar system is 5kw, but even a large 20kw system wouldn't even come close to being able to run a supercharger.
kauai, with its carefully managed electricity production and usage, probably simply couldn't deliver enough power for 1 supercharger or other high powered charger let alone several.
see that's the thing with ev's... we all love the idea of putting in 'clean' electricity to run them, but we're less concerned about where the power comes from.
i read about kauai's electricity in this article which was about HECO likely going bankrupt after the maui fire.
