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From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Ed Thorpe via EV
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2024 9:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas
cars
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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 features than I missed reading. I
new renter read that they should have no difficulties driving a Tesla.
Thanks,
Ed Thorpe
> On Jan 12, 2024, at 7:34?AM, EV List Lackey via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
>
> ?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 trying to figure out how to turn the wipers on
> or signal a left turn.
>
> It sounds like your experience buying your Tesla was very different
> from the one we had with our Renault Zoe.
>
> The Zoe is actually pretty much just get in and drive. Except for the
> radio, which is all run from the touchscreen and quite exasperating,
> it has mostly normal driving controls. There are knobs and switches
> for HVAC, in the usual center location. The headlights, turn signals,
> high beam, and wipers are all on steering column stalks, where you
> expect them to be. It has a
> reverse/neutral/forward/forward-extra-regen selector where the
> gearshift would be in a Clio. There are buttons on the instrument panel for
> eco
mode, door locks, charging port release, and so on.
>
> However, the dealer wasn't taking chances. They had a person - not
> our salesman - whose specific job it was to introduce us to the car.
> It was nice that she spoke a fair amount of English.
>
> She started with an unveiling in the showroom where she led us over to
> the car, covered with a velvety cloth, and dramatically swept the cloth away.
>
> Then she went over all the controls with us, noting things that were
> different from ICEVs, or new to that model year, such as the electric
> parking brake (not my heart's joy, but oh well). She warned us about
> not lifting the car with a floor jack, to avoid damaging the battery.
> She also popped the hood, showed us where the washer fluid and brake
> fluid went, and told us not to poke the orange cables. :-)
>
> Then she sat in the back seat while we took the car out for the first
> drive, in case we had any problems or questions.
>
> I don't know whether this coaching was Renault policy or that of the
> specific dealership, but along with the low-pressure sales process, it
> was easily the most civilized experience I've ever had buying a car,
> regardless of drive system.
>
> I hope that your throw-him-to-the-wolves experience with buying a
> Tesla isn't the norm for them.
>
> David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
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