Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by ein0p on Thursday April 04, 2024 @04:23PM
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What “half a day”? With proper infra it takes less than a couple of hours to charge even when charging 2 cars per charger.
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Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by mfer on Thursday April 04, 2024 @06:52PM
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The article pointed out that some airports don’t have the electrical infrastructure to support enough super chargers. It’s partly a charging problem
Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by paulddraper on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:11PM
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No one said "supercharger."
If I can get a Level 2 charger installed at my house, surely it can be installed at at car rental business?
No way my house has better electrical infrastructure than an airport.
Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by dev_tty01 on Thursday April 04, 2024 @04:36PM
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2 hours is still a lot longer than 5 minutes. Rapid turnover is important for these folks. I've seen rental companies run out of cars numerous times. Two hours is tough. Plus, how about when dozens of cars have been turned in and are waiting on a charge? If anything, they are most likely to levy a higher fee for returning uncharged because of their lost time.
Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by znkynz on Thursday April 04, 2024 @04:41PM
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you still have to clean and process ready for next customer. adding 2 hours to other work may make it half a day
Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by TheCoelacanth on Thursday April 04, 2024 @04:43PM
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You can't clean the car while it's plugged in?
Re:Hertz's Bet on Teslas Went Horribly Sideways
by Arrath on Thursday April 04, 2024 @05:12PM
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It would seem ideal to have the line-up area where cars are turned in, inspected and cleaned set up with a bunch of retractable charger leads in the ceiling, ala shop air. As soon as you pull up, the attendant pulls down a lead and plugs the car in. Bam.