On 24 Dec 2024 at 17:27, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: > It appears the *real* reason is that Tesla controls are *not* familiar to the > average rental car user (but blaming it on EVs).
I actually saw that acknowledged in at least some of the articles when the sale was first announced. If your subject line is taken from the title of an article, it's pretty poorly written. It should say "After bad bet on Teslas, Hertz is selling them for under $18k." BTW, the Hertz Teslas were involved in more accidents than their other rental cars. You could certainly blame that on the unfamiliar control layout, and Hertz's failure to even mention it to their customers. (The Hertz Teslas also cost more to repair after accidents than their other cars. I don't recall reading whether that was because of worse wrecks, more expensive parts and labor, or both.) > no help [with the unfamiliar driving controls] from dealer ... I had to > go to a Tesla friend ... After the 2 hour learning curve, it's been the > *best* EV I've owned, 108K trouble-free miles so far (Tesla-Y 2021). Our Renault dealer had a person whose sole job it was to introduce us to our new car. She spent about an hour going over stuff like charging procedures and simple DIY maintenance. Also, "don't mess with the orange cables." :-) She didn't need to tell us much about driving because it drives like a normal car. The controls are all where you expect them to be, in easy reach without taking your eyes off the road. They work the way you expect them to. Tney should. Renault has been building cars since 1898. Renault also doesn't have a boss who insists that their cars be built to HIS taste rather than to their customers'. Teslas seem to be mainly for geeks, which probably explains why their ownership skews male. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = It's very exciting, being alive to see the collapse of American society. Good to live in historically fascinating times. -- Metafilter user Doctor Fedora = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
