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couple of 15 minute trips to a super charger was all i needed. cake. 
I just don't see why renting an EV on a vacation makes sense. Theres the novelty of trying out an EV fine, but from a rental car as transportation I don't see how its better than renting an ICE car. Costwise, you have to make sure to charge it on the way to the airport or they charge you, where if I'm not driving enough to need to charge it I wouldn't use $35 in gas in something comparable to a Model 3 in size.
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If you were to rent a Tesla from Hertz here at least you only have to return the vehicle with the same charge you left with or you can return at any level for a $35 fee. Gas out here is $4.50 to $5 or so depending upon grade so the ICE equivalent of a prepaid tank of gas and return at any level would be way more expensive. Plus there are no shortage of superchargers if you wanted to charge up before return.
And count me as another who would be much more comfortable buying an ex-rental EV than an ex-rental ICE car.
And as aside, don't underestimate the number of (usually) free destination chargers. There are thousands of them. You're often able to charge for free at your hotel. So you're often able to start each day at 100%.
And count me as another who would be much more comfortable buying an ex-rental EV than an ex-rental ICE car.
And as aside, don't underestimate the number of (usually) free destination chargers. There are thousands of them. You're often able to charge for free at your hotel. So you're often able to start each day at 100%.
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If you were to rent a Tesla from Hertz here at least you only have to return the vehicle with the same charge you left with or you can return at any level for a $35 fee. Gas out here is $4.50 to $5 or so depending upon grade so the ICE equivalent of a prepaid tank of gas and return at any level would be way more expensive. Plus there are no shortage of superchargers if you wanted to charge up before return.
And count me as another who would be much more comfortable buying an ex-rental EV than an ex-rental ICE car.
And count me as another who would be much more comfortable buying an ex-rental EV than an ex-rental ICE car.
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I'll go ahead and start a new thread on this subject just for fun and make a poll on it.
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From: VA
Such a hassle putting the fire out. I reckon the fire department should send the bill to the manufacturer.
https://youtu.be/itGeAq9rBeY?si=0AUV6_QUDn6rNoHo
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- Garage smoke detector
- Garage EVSE disconnect switch (if electrical panel access would be inaccessible)
- Garage monitoring camera with smartphone app
- Garage fire extinguisher
- A top rated home insurance
Lexus Fanatic
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I guess when someone installs an EVSE to charge electric vehicles in a garage, he would probably need to install:
- Garage smoke detector
- Garage EVSE disconnect switch (if electrical panel access would be inaccessible)
- Garage monitoring camera with smartphone app
- Garage fire extinguisher
- A top rated home insurance
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From: Knoxville, TN
And nobody gives a crap about a rental car. Though I do miss that F-150 haha.