Originally Posted by
SamirD
Thank you for posting this new set of terms. When I last rented one there was nothing like this on it. Yeah, this pretty much makes them kinda useless for short trips where in a regular car you can fill up in 5 minutes right before returning it. They used to make sense for a day trip when you get it at 80% and return it at 15% without wasting time to charge or fill up and you could drive faster if you know how to use the car for that purpose.
It definitely changes the deal. The benefit of not having to stop at a near-airport charger (or gas station) before dropping off the car was pretty important for my two rentals at LAX since we had to drive about 60 miles to the airport early in the morning to catch a flight. Our hotel had a free L2, so I could have just charged to 100% (not good for battery if done frequently) and been okay. But in other situations it could be annoying.