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Old Oct 29, 2023 | 9:22 pm
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Originally Posted by IAHtraveler
I've rented a bunch of EVs through Hertz and Avis. They have always had a 110v cord with them (except once, when it didn't and I pinched from another EV and Avis didn't care). Charging at home is fine, but it's SLOW on a Level 1/110v charger. For example, I recently had a Genesis GV80 and to charge 10% on a Level 1 was ~18 hours! So if you're doing any real driving, you'll need to find somewhere else to charge now and again, or just take it back on the low side.
I know that a lot of Hyundai level 1 chargers have selectable charge rates from 6-12 Amps on the charger. I think the amperage is selectable so as to charge safer when it's hot. Assuming it's the G80 EV with an 87.2 kWh battery, 10% is ~8.7kWh. If that took 18 hours, that's ~0.48kW per hour. That sounds about right for a 6A setting with 20% charging loss. At 12A, Hyundais usually show 1.3kW charging on level 1. So maybe the charger was on the lowest 6A setting?
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