RE:RE:OT on the real cost of EV maintenancesorrenson wrote: People renting cars are in hotels in towns they dont know. So no self charging at home, no plugs at hotels and no idea where to find a charging station. Also rental cars get lots of miles with vacationers .
No one wants the hassle.
This is in no way reflective of the EV market as a whole.
uggg wrote: (Bloomberg) — Hertz Global Holdings Inc. plans to sell a third of its US electric vehicle fleet and reinvest in gas-powered cars due to weak demand and high repair costs for its battery-powered options.
The sales of 20,000 EVs began last month and will continue over the course of 2024, the rental giant said Thursday in a regulatory filing. Hertz will record a non-cash charge in its fourth-quarter results of about $245 million related to incremental net depreciation expense.
The dramatic about-face, after Hertz announced plans in 2021 to buy 100,000 Tesla Inc. vehicles, underscores the waning demand for all-electric cars in the US. EV sales growth slowed sharply over the course of 2023, rising just 1.3% in the final quarter as consumers were put off by high costs and interest rates.
While your points are valid, I think saying it is no way reflective of the EV market as a whole is wrong. A large majority of people in North America don't want to own, rent, or be constrained by an EV whether on their home turf or not, regardless of what left wing media and dictators like Guilbeault and Trudeau would have you believe. For most, as you say it's just not worth the hassle.