Originally Posted by fastflyer

Recent experience (Hertz PSP morning rental/ LAX same day return) -- Volvo Polestar EV. Picked up with 80% charge, returned with 60%.

I charged the car while stopped at the outlet mall, and the charge moved from 60% to 90% where it quit (not sure why -- but something decided 90% was all it wanted). This took about 20 minutes. I drove this short segment from Palm Springs to Cabazon, and I turned the car off, a manual extra step which requires selecting the Car icon and the More Info icon.

Next segment, from Cabazon to Manhattan Beach -- stopped for dinner and charged at a city-owned charger behind the main street restaurant row there. My better half drove, and apparently just left the car in Park (but locked), not selecting the Shut Vehicle Down button on the Car | More Info sub-menu. Result -- car went from 48% to 61% over the course of two hours. Next stop was Hertz LAX, where fortunately the return agent didn't seem to know that (1) he was supposed to be entering a %age charge in his tablet nor (2) that there is a significant charge to the customer when the charge at return reads below 70%. All's well that end's well (the receipt took 36 hours to retrieve, but no re-charge fee thankfully).

Pro Tip -- On the Polestar EV -- shut the vehicle all the way off while charging or you will get a poor (slow) charging rate.

Another NB, the Hertz LAX lot has a small, secured area for Uber pickups, adjacent to the entry drive for car return. Much better than walking out to Aviation Road to await a pickup (or to walk to the Marriott "this is a safe neighborhood" which was the advice of the Hertz airport shuttle driver).