The cheese brains thought just having an EV on the lot was all that was needed and that they could charge ice prices for things like half filled batteries.
I drive an EV and would not rent one from Hertz.
> Sometimes the kludgy system erroneously showed cars as missing, resulting in hundreds of innocent Hertz customers getting arrested on charges of stealing rentals they’d actually returned.
Good thing I noticed it and charged it with my own charger before going for a trip.
But even if it didn't save us any money, it's still worth charging as driving in EV mode is just such a luxurious experience, it's completely quiet inside and that's what elevates the whole experience. If you don't care about it, why buy/rent an PHEV in the first place lol.
On our PHEV minivan, the electric range is ~30mi, and costs ~$1.50 in electricity (12 kWh usable, ~13c/kWh). On gas, it's ~$3. (30 mi/g, $3/g). Some places you'll save substantially more (cheaper electricity, more expensive gas) or less (vice versa).
And yeah the calculation varies, here in Québec it's about $1.20 CAD to charge it at home(10¢/kWh), and about twice that to charge it at a public L2 charger (1$/hour). I save about 4 liters of fuel with that. Fuel right now is ~1.60 so I end up saving around $5 everytime I charge.
Adds up pretty quick, and the vehicle is actually cheaper to purchase initially because of the government subsidies. Makes me wonder every time I see a gas Pacifica...
The current price for electricity is 0,07€/kWh. My car uses 15kWh per 100km on average, which costs me 1,05€.
That's 90% cheaper and as such a complete no-brainer on which to choose.
Same goes for PHEVs, driving on electric is just so much cheaper it's not even funny.
Mine is currently around ~0.45€/kWh which takes the shine off it quite a bit, and makes gas a much more appealing option.
So it's not just Hertz.