# How could Hertz be so short-sighted about renting EVs?

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**Created:** [May 1, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hertz-be-so-short-sighted-about-renting-evs/1001017 "2024-05-01T16:06:41Z")
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### Author: ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hertz-be-so-short-sighted-about-renting-evs/1001017/15 "2024-05-01T17:43:19Z")

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> [@bordelond](#):
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> Reading the OP … is dealing with EVs generally that fraught to where you’re constantly getting stranded and/or delayed due to charging issues?
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> _Disclosure:_ I don’t own and have never driven an EV. I had thought that in general, about 99% of the issues with charging had been worked out for people who own and drive EVs

Over on the EV-dedicated threads

> [@What are your electric vehicle plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614):
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> When I say electric vehicle, I mean either a plug-in vehicle (PEV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and not a hybrid that just uses regenerative braking for charging. I’m interested in a Tesla Cyber truck but my current pickup is only 3 years old so I probably won’t be replacing it very soon. If I’m honest, I’m as interested in Tesla’s autopilot as much or more than I am in the electric aspect. [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-electric-vehicle-plans/923614/1)

> [@How does public-available charging of electric vehicles work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-public-available-charging-of-electric-vehicles-work/999613):
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> Not meant to be a pro/con argument on the value of an EV, but more on the question of how those new charging stations work . . . Three weeks ago was on a business trip through Las Vegas, NV where my rental car company had a dozen EVs ready to rent to me, but due to where I was going (alien ), I had to stick with gas power for right then & there–I might try it next time though. This weekend I did start to notice that a few charging stations have sprouted up 'round these parts of New Mexico. …

… there is a far more extensive discussion maybe more than we can bear, but yes, to this day for those unfamiliar with the vehicles the questions of range and ease of charging are still a great source of anxiety. And the rental companies are notorious for just sitting you in the car and leaving you to wonder how stuff works. As was mentioned before, there is a learning curve to get the most of these vehicles and especially Teslas, that don’t even try to look/feel like conventional vehicles in much of their user interface.

The company took a whopping loss in the higher repair costs and the steep depreciation.

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