Originally Posted by
AutoSlash
To be clear, the "Gas vehicles only" selection on our quote request form only affects the
search (e.g. it prevents us from returning you rates for EVs if they are cheaper than gas vehicles). There's no "do not give me an EV" flag on a reservation. Regardless of whether you book a FCAR (fullsize gas car) through Hertz.com or through AutoSlash or through Expedia or anywhere else, if Hertz decides they want to give you a Kia EV6 on your FCAR reservation, there's not much we (or anyone else) can do about that. That ball is strictly in Hertz's court.
We appreciate your faith in us but don't want you to get your hopes falsely up too much.
Thank you so much for the first hand clarification.
Originally Posted by
EDIflyer
I've got a Hertz booking next month at PHX. Have booked the cheapest non-Manager special option which was a "
(E1) Chevrolet Bolt EUV or similar" but hoping there'll be a Model 3 in one of the Gold Choice aisles (that's what I drive myself normally so am used to it!) and hopefully the QR code pairing will work as I've already got the app installed.
They seem to have repeatedly changed their EV charging fees - not sure if the old bits should be removed from the wiki now or not? (I didn't want to wade in and just delete lots of content!) Certainly when I first booked it was without being logged in (the Hertz website was only offering silly prices when logged in) and the confirmation email mentioned $35 fee. Then rebooked as logged in and it came up at $25, which fits with the above. I'm still a bit unclear on what leeway is allowed (e.g. if at 100% already), will ask at the time.
Is it just the
J1772 adapter that should be supplied? In the UK most of our 7kW-22kW AC chargers are untethered and require a cable so wasn't sure if that was supplied too (however may not be required if most are tethered in the US).
EDIT - just saw this further down the T&Cs - looks like in theory they should supply the J1772 adapter + the UMC but no mention of a cable...
When I rented a Bolt (well, I swapped the half disassembled and reassembled Tesla they first gave me), it was brand new and came with the charger. Because it's native j1772, I didn't need an adapter.
Initially, the Teslas I rented also came with the charger (and I even used it once) as well as the j1772 adapter. The most recent rental had neither and after a day they were able to dig up one, but I had been using ours in the meantime. Be sure to note on the rental record if you don't have a charger or adapter because they apparently are charging customers for these even when they aren't replacing them in the cars. It's a bit of a racket.
Originally Posted by
jackal
(The UMC is basically worthless, though, since 120V charging is insanely slow and almost isn't even worth messing with.)
I wouldn't call the UMC worthless--they're nearly $300 on ebay since the newer cars don't come with them anymore. Same for that J1772 adapter--$50. And these can be billed to you if Hertz wants to stick to the letter of their agreement, so I'd be sure anything missing is duly noted.
Originally Posted by
ExManager
The Bolt is a good car for commuting. Easy to park, pretty simple to operate but not very quick (I have a Model 3).
It will burnout the front tires if you put it in sport mode.
I didn't realize it when I first set it up that way and took off from a red light. The one real drawback on the Bolt is the inability to go much faster than 90mph--this is needed in some traffic situations. I also don't like the rear brake lights mounted in the bumper--why the FMVSS would allow this is beyond me because anyone high up and close won't see the brake lights turn on since they're so low. And the Bolt isn't the only EV that's done this.