Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian
I picked a Polestar 2 out of MCO's B-Side Ultimate Choice because of the large number of chargers in the area (I used plugshare to do my research before renting).
How did you like the Polestar?
Originally Posted by
jackal
- Wall (if your rental comes with the adapter cord--less common, and not a big deal since 120V wall charging is so slow as to almost be useless)
I find the wall charger to be useful when my destination is an Airbnb or similar with a garage or outside wall outlet. It’s slow, but often fast enough to cover a day’s worth of driving overnight.
Originally Posted by
pinniped
Even in 115 F heat, the A/C cooled the car about as fast as any other car's A/C would. I'm sure the heat and max A/C shortens the range somewhat but I knew I wasn't driving a ton so it didn't bother me.
Not sure about the Kia features, but on a Tesla you can also leave the AC running when you go into the store. Or (with your own car, via the app), you can turn it on remotely a few minutes before you go out to your car. Very nice in hot places. Really wish Tesla would enable temporary app access to rental cars. The experience would be so much better.
Originally Posted by
Cloudship
How does the charging work with Hertz? do you need to return it fully charged, or do they take care of that?
You need to return it with at least 75% to avoid a fee of $30 (?), unless you got the vehicle with less than 75% charge (in which case you only need to return it with the initial level).
see my next post