Originally Posted by
jackal
IFAC is not infrequently the cheapest car class these days. Just a heads-up that some locations seem to be enforcing that IFAC reservations do not qualify for Gold Choice access.
Hmm interesting and thanks for the heads-up! - as ever the website is pretty poor but I see their
blog only excluded economy & compact so I'll certainly challenge that if they try it.
Originally Posted by
jackal
Anyone is welcome to change the wiki! I've considered it but I've lost track of what Hertz's current policy is (since I haven't rented an EV in a few months) and didn't want to put inaccurate info.
Haha same - I'll aim to update after my trip.
Originally Posted by
jackal
In theory, every Tesla from Hertz should come with a J1772 adapter. And in theory, renters who fail to return them should be charged for them. But they're small, dark, and lightweight, and enforcement of that is basically zero. Hertz isn't checking at return to make sure they get returned, and they aren't checking during cleaning to make sure one's in the car. It's just too small of an item to pay attention to, plus it's still a new procedure and it takes time for new processes to get baked into the collective consciousness.
Same goes for the UMC, though it's a bit bulkier and also more expensive, so you'd think Hertz would want to check for it...but I've rented multiple Teslas with them missing. (The UMC is basically worthless, though, since 120V charging is insanely slow and almost isn't even worth messing with.)
As far as cables, basically 100% of cables in North America are tethered, so the concept of carrying around your own cable is foreign here. While it's arguably a better solution (especially for things like charging on the street at sockets on light poles, etc.), it just isn't a thing here...yet. I think I read that the SAE did incorporate it into the NACS standard that was recently published so maybe we might start seeing some development along those lines in the future, but for now, every charger comes with its own cable permanently attached. (The only exceptions are if you want to plug into a standard 120V socket using the UMC, which does come with the cable/plug needed to plug into a standard 120V socket, or if you've purchased the adapter to plug into a NEMA 14-30 or 14-50 outlet to be able to charge from an electric dryer socket or RV hookup at a campground--you'll need your own cable for those, but that would be an uncommon use case for a rental car.)
OK that makes a lot of sense - very helpful, thanks. Will have a look for them and see if present and if not flag it up (to at least be noted that they're not there).