I'm guessing hertz bought the smaller battery cars. The Tesla fast chargers usually hit 100kw, most people usually don't run the car down till it's about to die before hitting a charger and most people don't try to fully charge the car as going from 80% to 99% takes longer than going from 20% to 80%. The problem is having to hit a charger every about every hundred miles or slowing way down. Both options suck.
Comment on this, which is fundamental issue.
Most people who argue that there is not a problem with range and charging are oblivious to a problem and/or really don’t go with a car outside their urban living space.
If someone wants to check how bad this is, drive between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I15 is known in that area for ridiculous traffic, desert, rattlesnakes, and drivers that would not own DL in any country that takes driving bit more serious.
I travel that road often. It is absolute s..show with EV’s.
First problem is terrain. There is big gain in elevation, than drop, which usually means slow traffic as californians do have issues navigating curves. It is filled with slow moving EV’s, regardless of brand.
Then, charging. First, there isn’t enough. Second, slow charging means one vehicle occupies one spot for , let’s say 20min, to be generous. But, that creates backlog. I see this all the time when I stop at gas stations that have superchargers, line of Tesla’s waiting to get to spot in 115 or more degrees.
Grocery getting is one thing. Actual driving, which A LOT of Americans do in the summer, is another.
That is why any type of regulation around this is problematic. It is problematic because when you take away from people something or make them do something they don’t like, that feels personal. That situation is fertile grounds for lowest scum in politics to abuse the situation.
Peak at the EU might give you a hint how that looks, particularly former East Germany.
