Originally Posted by
Blueheaven
Electric cars are all sedans and not SUV right? long drive to the attractions like sea world, legoland, water parks, 8 days of long drive If you don't need any training to drive an electric car and it is easy to charge or charging station is everywhere and that will save me lots of money on gas but otherwise it seems electric car is not suitable for us.
- Electric SUVs exist. I don't know if Avis is renting them.
- While it is probably cheaper to use electricity than gas, the savings aren't going to be enough to cover an extra meal for 3 at Disney. It still costs money to charge a battery.
- Unless you get a TESLA, you'll be restricted to a Level 2 charger. That means charging overnight or spending lots of time during your drive. Check to see if your hotel has charging stations, and how many.
- A TESLA Supercharger can get you up to 200 miles of range in 15-30 minutes.
- You can use Google Maps in advance to check your routes and destinations and find TESLA Superchargers or standard public charging stations.
- There's no real training to driving an electric vehicle, and charging is fairly simple. Depending on where you charge, you may need to download an app to your phone in order to pay.
- If you get a TESLA, the TESLA stations will bill directly to the car... which means billing Avis. Avis will turn around and send you the bill, plus a processing fee.
Honestly, however, I wouldn't use a family vacation as my first time to test out driving an EV. You want things to go smoothly... not have be frustrated because you can't find a charger or it's taking too long. It should be no problem to simply decline an EV if it's offered to you. I wouldn't even give it another thought if I were you.