Clark Howard (financial guru with TV/radio/podcast since the 90's) is
a huge fan of EV's and has owned a Tesla for years now. But when he travels (which is a lot), he never rents an EV. They are way more trouble than they are worth when you are in a strange city and away from your home charger.
I do think an EV would be awesome for around town and daily commuting. I really think I'd like my next vehicle to be an EV. But it would be a real struggle if a family's only vehicles were EV's as road trips are a severe hassle. I expect that will be true for at least another decade.
Charging infrastructure will improve, but it will be slow. A big issue is installing a charging station is EXPENSIVE, and it's difficult to make your money back just selling electricity. Which basically means either the government or someone with more money than they know what to do with will need to take the lead since I don't see the free market getting there from here.
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Hertz loses another $200 million from its EVs
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:18 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/26/24 10:18 AM ET
soon there was be some huge enviro disposal fee to get rid of them **
-- bigbadbird
Apr 26, 2024 at 03:34 PM ET
bigbadbird
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04/26/24 03:34 PM ET
The EV concept was developed to separate people from their $$$$$$$$
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 26, 2024 at 04:34 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/26/24 04:34 PM ET
Used evs pass the savings onto you.**
-- MEHOKIE
May 22, 2024 at 05:30 PM ET
MEHOKIE
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05/22/24 05:30 PM ET
Yep it's the left funneling money to the communists!**
-- HokieForever
Apr 26, 2024 at 09:21 PM ET
HokieForever
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04/26/24 09:21 PM ET
Hyundai just sent me an email to lease a 2024 Kona Electric for $199 a.....
-- Alan11
Apr 26, 2024 at 02:52 PM ET
Alan11
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04/26/24 02:52 PM ET
They still want around 22K for these things. You will save about 60% on
-- jdkhokie
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM ET
jdkhokie
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04/26/24 12:47 PM ET
That's the payback, but will the battery last another 9 years?
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 26, 2024 at 01:23 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/26/24 01:23 PM ET
It amazing how things costs just enough that idiots will buy it but
-- jdkhokie
Apr 26, 2024 at 01:26 PM ET
jdkhokie
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04/26/24 01:26 PM ET
Looks like the vast majority are Chevy Bolts, which have been discontinued
-- Baltimore Hokie
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:13 PM ET
Baltimore Hokie
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04/26/24 12:13 PM ET
Maybe I'm just old, but when I rent a car I don't want an EV
-- 99VT
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM ET
99VT
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04/26/24 11:09 AM ET
US doesn't have the infrastructure
-- mancunian
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM ET
mancunian
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04/26/24 12:35 PM ET
Clark Howard (financial guru with TV/radio/podcast since the 90's) is
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-- Tafkam Hokie
Apr 26, 2024 at 03:47 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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04/26/24 03:47 PM ET
I was in Dallas at Hertz getting a car & I had the same thought. They were
-- RhinoVT
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/26/24 11:29 AM ET
I've seen where they're losing money and selling their fleet. But...
-- Spud
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:06 AM ET
Spud
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04/26/24 11:06 AM ET
That probably has a lot to do with it. They paid him a bunch of money to...
-- Spud
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM ET
Spud
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04/26/24 11:36 AM ET
There in the hertz locker**
-- Tuckahokie
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:00 AM ET
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04/26/24 11:00 AM ET