[EVDL] Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars | Reuters

2024-01-12 Thread Mark E. Hanson via EV
Hi Christine The real reason is you *can’t* drive it for two hours until after training. Don’t know why the article didn’t mention that fundamental problem with Tesla’s. I had to ask a guy walking down the sidewalk how to make it go forward (push the right side wiper looking stalk down),

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2024-01-12 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 12 Jan 2024 at 9:07, Mark E. Hanson via EV wrote: > The real reason is you *can't* drive it for two hours until after training. That's interesting, and might be another reason that Hertz sees more accidents with Teslas than with other cars. It's hard to drive defensively when you're

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2024-01-12 Thread Ed Thorpe via EV
I rented a Herz Tesla M3 in Washington state last year. I’m an EV driver but have never owned a Tesla and it took some time to learn how to turn on the fan, etc. But some of that was my fault because before my rental date Herz provided a link to a detailed FAQ doc on how to use the Tesla

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2024-01-12 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
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2024-01-12 Thread Rush via EV
Wow! I've heard lots of whining about how difficult change is but this thread takes the cake... but then again I have to admit that every story has 2 sides to it. So go ahead and complain about one the most influential and innovative car manufactures of the 21st Century, lotta good it's going

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2024-01-12 Thread John McIntire via EV
Having read this list for several years now, and commented occasionally, I know there some electrical engineers out there. It is to you I address this problem. I am now the proud owner of a '96 Solectria Force which will be receiving a new battery made up of 48, 280A LiFePo4 prismatic cells.

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2024-01-12 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 12 Jan 2024 at 10:29, Rush via EV wrote: > I've heard lots of whining about how difficult change is but this thread > takes the cake VW is returning to real physical controls - at least simulated ones - because all over the world their customers have told VW that they despise touchscreens.

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2024-01-12 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
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2024-01-12 Thread Bill Woodcock via EV
I just picked up a Polestar 2 rental at the Hertz Washington central station location, and FWIW it looked like upwards of 80% of their stock there was electric. Lots and lots of Bolts, and lots of Kias and a few Teslas and Polestars. Probably others I didn’t notice. > On Jan 12, 2024, at

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2024-01-12 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
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2024-01-12 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
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