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EVs work when you are home where you are guaranteed to have a parking spot with a charger so it charges overnight without any hassle.
People rent cars when they are away from home. Nobody wants to have to worry about finding a working charging station in an unfamiliar city and have to spend hours there waiting for it to trickle charge because the fast charging is unavailable or broken.
Yeah — exactly. I travelled to Hawaii last year and the cheapest rentals were all Teslas. My initial instinct was — no I don’t want to worry about charging it, or spending my limited vacation time driving around looking for a charger that would charge it in a reasonable amount of time. I went with a gas car. However, these rental companies never have the vehicle I actually want — a hybrid.
What benefit does a hybrid bring to the dealer? They didn't care about how many mpg you get and it is just added cost.
I know, but as the renter, I save money on gas. And, it actually is better for the environment.