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Recently rented an EV (Nissan Leaf) from Enterprise - they were happy to upgrade me from my economy, but one catch - it was at 20% battery. Luckily the hotel we were staying at did have a charger (called ahead) free.

Amusingly the rental place told me as we were returning the car that it had been sold in the interim.

It's amazing to me how little effort these companies take to resolve the charging questions - there wasn't even a charger at the rental place.




That seems pretty crazy to me they they would offer EVs and not have the ability to charge them on site.


Some have Tesla superchargers, but not necessarily Chademo for a leaf. It would take hours to charge on their L2 and they probably have fewer L2s than EVs.

It is pretty easy for them to fall behind on charging vehicles during peak periods, especially something like the Leaf.


love the time I rented from Avis and got assigned a Kia Niro EV with, not shitting you, EXACTLY ONE PERCENT capacity left! I wasn't sure if I could get it off the lot! I exchanged it for a Bolt that fared better. Love that car.




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