Besides control location, there's using the review cameras and lane
change aids. My wife (and I) did a test drive a few years ago. She is
used to turning her head and looking through the side windows when
changing lanes. When test driving, she discovered she couldn't see
through the side windows well enough to change lanes and, in the moment,
it was too difficult to know what to look at on the screen. The car was
beeping.
It all worked out safely. We missed the turn we were planning to make
but, eventually, we were able to safely change lanes.
This isn't really a criticism of tesla, but it does show that deviating
from what people are used to comes with caveats.
This kind of experience is surely not unique to us.
Peri
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From: "EV List Lackey via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "EV List Lackey" <[email protected]>
Sent: 24-Dec-24 19:14:43
Subject: Re: [EVDL] After bad bet on electric vehicles, Hertz reportedly
selling low-mileage 2023 Teslas for under $18K
On 24 Dec 2024 at 17:27, Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
It appears the *real* reason is that Tesla controls are *not* familiar to the
average rental car user (but blaming it on EVs).
I actually saw that acknowledged in at least some of the articles when the
sale was first announced.
If your subject line is taken from the title of an article, it's pretty
poorly written. It should say "After bad bet on Teslas, Hertz is selling
them for under $18k."
BTW, the Hertz Teslas were involved in more accidents than their other
rental cars. You could certainly blame that on the unfamiliar control
layout, and Hertz's failure to even mention it to their customers.
(The Hertz Teslas also cost more to repair after accidents than their other
cars. I don't recall reading whether that was because of worse wrecks, more
expensive parts and labor, or both.)
no help [with the unfamiliar driving controls] from dealer ... I had to
go to a Tesla friend ... After the 2 hour learning curve, it's been the
*best* EV I've owned, 108K trouble-free miles so far (Tesla-Y 2021).
Our Renault dealer had a person whose sole job it was to introduce us to our
new car. She spent about an hour going over stuff like charging procedures
and simple DIY maintenance. Also, "don't mess with the orange cables." :-)
She didn't need to tell us much about driving because it drives like a
normal car. The controls are all where you expect them to be, in easy reach
without taking your eyes off the road. They work the way you expect them
to.
Tney should. Renault has been building cars since 1898.
Renault also doesn't have a boss who insists that their cars be built to HIS
taste rather than to their customers'.
Teslas seem to be mainly for geeks, which probably explains why their
ownership skews male.
David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
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