I thought there was a climate EMERGENCY? Hertz has shown electric cars have been a failure for them and is now glad Telsa and Polestar didn't deliver all the hundreds of thousands they ordered. The much higher repair and depreciation costs of electric cars compared to gasoline powered ones means that they weren't anywhere as profitable and Hertz is beginning to sell them off to buy more gasoline cars.
That's a pretty broad statement. Plenty of opportunities where they fit great. Rental car is not one of them.
I rented a Tesla in the spring. It was the cheapest option and I wanted to try one. A big problem was locating a supercharger near the airport and factoring in the additional time to do that which I did not like.
My sister rented one (she also wanted to try it) and was frustrated with the $25 charge if she did not bring it back fully charged. There was not a charging station very close to DIA.
However, she has an EV and takes it on long trips. In the SE Cracker Barrels have added charging stations. This is brilliant. Charge, eat and you are not "wasting" time as you would be if you were just charging.
As someone who frequently rents cars, I wouldn't risk renting an ev. If you have to return it fully charged, you have to find a charger. No one wants to waste time on vacation looking for a charging station and possibly burning time waiting for a charge. The great selling point of ev's is the convenience of home charging.
That was my experience as I noted. The solution would be to bake in the cost of charging to the rental and just have people return it as charged as they can.
The Green New Deal is the biggest scam ever. If they build a windmill next to your house, congratulations, your property just lost half its value. And the noise, whir whir whir whir, they say it will drive you crazy. And the wind -- did you know this -- it it isn't windy all the time. So when the wind isn't running you can't watch television. Imagine a scenario, you sit down to watch television, maybe a show like the Apprentice -- you know we had one of the highest rated shows ever, huge crowds, you couldn't imagine it. But you sit down and then you have to tell your wife, I'm sorry, we can't watch Trump tonight because the wind isn't on. And the birds -- have you seen the dead birds? You want to see a dead bird, go look under a windmill. It's terrible.
They are if you live in Norway, where over 80% of new cars sold are electric.
Which is ironic, since Norway derives a lot of its national wealth from its extensive offshore oil production. They are actually one of the largest exporters of oil in the world.
Sure, but what does that have to do with whether or not EVs are practical to own there?
Which is ironic, since Norway derives a lot of its national wealth from its extensive offshore oil production. They are actually one of the largest exporters of oil in the world.
Sure, but what does that have to do with whether or not EVs are practical to own there?
Norway is a tiny country. It's as big as 2 Oklahomas. Can't compare to the us. Texas alone is nearly 2x
They are if you live in Norway, where over 80% of new cars sold are electric.
Which is ironic, since Norway derives a lot of its national wealth from its extensive offshore oil production. They are actually one of the largest exporters of oil in the world.
You fail to understand business. Why use up a resource (oil) yourself when you have the option to use something else (electricity). The oil has greater value which is expected to increase to feed American F-150s gas guzzlers. Norway has untapped water resources where new dams can create electricity, and solar where it is appropriate. Norway will have the last laugh as they drive around on the cheap, while Americans are forced to walk several blocks to a grocery store and return carrying loaded shopping bags. A Walmart a mile away would be too far for an American to walk.
As someone who frequently rents cars, I wouldn't risk renting an ev. If you have to return it fully charged, you have to find a charger. No one wants to waste time on vacation looking for a charging station and possibly burning time waiting for a charge. The great selling point of ev's is the convenience of home charging.
That was my experience as I noted. The solution would be to bake in the cost of charging to the rental and just have people return it as charged as they can.
This impacts the time to Get cars back into service. Rental agencies have a limited number of cars. During peak times they flip those returns back into service in 30 minutes or less. If you have to charge them (even with a supercharger, which has its own issues), you’re adding a lot of time to the flipping time and risking not having enough rentals. If this becomes an issue, you’ll have to carry more inventory. Meanwhile, the agency right next to you is flipping those ICE cars quickly and doesn’t have to worry about that issue.
I traveled a few times for business in 2023, and stayed at some nice hotels. None of the hotel parking garages had EV charging stations. Most of the time, I was happy to simply find an available parking spot!
My wife and I were discussing the Hertz decision last night and rental turnaround time was our main topic. Rental companies turn those cars around in less than an hour at busy airports. There is no way that Hertz or similar companies are going to lose revenue waiting for EVs to charge (or double/triple the size of their fleet).
The infrastructure is coming. In 5 years, those who are discrediting EV's will be like the the folks who slammed "talkies" in the early 1930s. Evolve or perish. There is no other choice.
The infrastructure is coming. In 5 years, those who are discrediting EV's will be like the the folks who slammed "talkies" in the early 1930s. Evolve or perish. There is no other choice.
I heard that 5 years ago. Lol
At some point, perhaps. There are a lot of hurdles to overcome before then.
Regular car batteries are dying, too. That's what extreme cold does. But of course, Fox probably doesn't mention that.
Here- Chicago news today for you:
ABC Eyewitness News, Chicago Area wrote:
Chicago drivers know a thing or two about bitter cold, and Aztek Auto Parts on Chicago's Southwest Side has struggled to keep car batteries on the shelf during this deep freeze.
"In this type of weather, either when it's hot or very cold, they stop working," said Aztek Auto Parts and Repair co-owner Filiberto Magallanes.
Aztek Auto Parts on the southwest side has sold roughly 60 car batteries in just the past few days, straining their supply.
If your battery is at the end of its life in this type of cold weather, Magallanes warned, "You're not going to have it on. It's going to fail."
Regular car batteries are dying, too. That's what extreme cold does. But of course, Fox probably doesn't mention that.
Here- Chicago news today for you:
Keep sucking on that charging cord for your EV. You spread FUD. That article you posted is for old batteries that won't output enough amps when it gets cold. That wasn't the issue for all those EVs that literally froze and couldn't even charge in cold weather, those Tesla's are recent cars. Those EVs can't create enough heat to even warm up their batteries in the cold weather because they use dumb "heat pumps" that physically freeze up.
Regular car batteries are dying, too. That's what extreme cold does. But of course, Fox probably doesn't mention that.
Here- Chicago news today for you:
ABC Eyewitness News, Chicago Area wrote:
Chicago drivers know a thing or two about bitter cold, and Aztek Auto Parts on Chicago's Southwest Side has struggled to keep car batteries on the shelf during this deep freeze.
"In this type of weather, either when it's hot or very cold, they stop working," said Aztek Auto Parts and Repair co-owner Filiberto Magallanes.
Aztek Auto Parts on the southwest side has sold roughly 60 car batteries in just the past few days, straining their supply.
If your battery is at the end of its life in this type of cold weather, Magallanes warned, "You're not going to have it on. It's going to fail."
One costs $200 to replace. One costs $10,000 to replace. EVs aren’t ready yet.
If the battery in my ICE car fails, AAA will come to my car & replace it on the spot withing minutes. I've had it happen once, and I was then on the road again immediately.
If the battery in an EV won't charge, the folks in Chicago have ended up towing the entire car to a charging station, where they have often discovered it won't even take a charge (so the car is still immobile).
If the battery in my ICE car fails, AAA will come to my car & replace it on the spot withing minutes. I've had it happen once, and I was then on the road again immediately.
If the battery in an EV won't charge, the folks in Chicago have ended up towing the entire car to a charging station, where they have often discovered it won't even take a charge (so the car is still immobile).
I live in Minnesota, where during winter it can regularly get as cold or colder as Chicago was this past weekend. So if the batteries in EV's won't hold (or take) a charge at -12 in Chicago, what chance would I have when it's -32 where I live?
News flash to all the EV fanboy's out there, they will NEVER be a mass produced means of transportation. The technology has been worked on since the 1970's and it is still no where near adequate. On top of that, mining all the rare earth metals to make the batteries is extremely expensive, is destroying the continent of Africa, and we have no idea how much of them even exists.
A fuel resource that can be grown quickly and used like a ICE would be an actual solution. That doesn't make all of us dependent on a failing electrical grid though like our govt overlords want.
