I’m going to an event in the Boston area this November weekend, and am considering renting a managers EV special from Hertz. It claims to be a car with a 250 mile range and my total driving should be in the neighborhood of 130 - 150 miles, however I’ve never used an EV before and don’t think I’ll have an opportunity to charge it while there. Am I safe, or is this cutting it too close to running out of power? FWIW, I’ll most likely be using the heater the whole time along with the music, navigation, and maybe charging 2 phones.
Keep in mind, Hertz is going to require that you charge it before returning it so you WILL need to charge. You should make that distance if you’re not being a maniac on the throttle. Use heated seats to reduce your need for the regular heater. If you do need to charge en route, a 5 minute stop should be plenty. Use the PlugShare app and filter by Tesla Supercharger for Tesla and CCS for everything else.
Well we’re from FL so 70 degrees is uncomfortably cold and 70 mph is below the speed limit of our highways 🙂, so I’d expect lots of heater usage and a tendency to drift toward 80+ mph if I’m not really careful… There’s no reason to be flooring the acceleration though.
Can all cars they’d rent get a decent charge from a 5 minute stop or is that only Tesla? If there’s a nearby functional station, 5-10 minutes isn’t bad, but much more than that and I’ll have a tired, stressed, and angry wife to deal with lol