![]() I have not heard of them requiring customers to recharge those. Some rental companies also rent “plug in hybrid” cars that burn gasoline and have a battery good for 12-40 miles. This class of renter is simply going to be highly biased against renting an EV unless they know they can resolve this situation, or the fee for having the company do the charge is reasonable. (With gasoline, it’s usually also OK to “top off” a gasoline car and burn up to half a gallon while it still shows “full” but you may not know the particulars of the cars you have and how its gauge works.) On the plus side, because there is some slop (for example, that any level above 80% is OK) for many drivers, charging to 90% or more the prior day or night will save needing to charge near the airport. Other than with advanced planning, it’s not even in the cards. Though “fast” it can take 30-45 minutes to restore a fairly drained car, and that’s not something anybody wants to do when returning a car to catch a flight. This leaves such drivers needing to use public charging, notably fast public charging. The problems come in case three, or for people who don’t know that there will be charging they can count on where they are staying. Turo requires the car be returned with the same level of charge (or gasoline) it came with (or over 80%.) The charge for 51% to 80% is $10 and 21%-50% is $20.Hertz does not allow one-way rental of EVs. Tesla renters can use Superchargers and are billed by Hertz on a pass-through basis. A European policy suggests €8 per 10% of charge low the vehicle is, plus a €25 admin fee. Hertz also says you can “prepay” the $35 fee and get it back if you return over 70%, though that amounts to the same thing. Hertz asks you to return the car with the same level of charge (or 75% if that is lower.) A fee of $35 is charged, $25 more below 10%.Note this is carshare, which also includes gasoline, not rent-a-car. Sixt carshare includes charging, gives you a discount voucher for future rentals if you recharge the vehicle, €1 per 10% state of charge.Europcar states vehicles are provided “full” and do not need to be recharged.Avis/Budget is OK if you return the car 70% full, but it’s $35 if not, and $70 if it’s below 10%. ![]()
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