I bought my 2023 C40 from Hertz Car Sales in Raleigh about six weeks ago. A few points are, (1) The rooftop spoiler bits are not an aero feature per se but the hatch hinges and their motors are mounted externally and needed to be hidden; (2) the frunk divider is due to federal legislation that any cargo spot that can fit a human must have inside escape releases so they made it so it cannot fit even the smallest human; (3) mine has adaptive cruise control and I think these are all Twin Ultimates which come with that feature; and (4) Volvo started shipping J3400 adapters to customers on November 18, but there are YT videos from a week earlier that showed Tesla superchargers working with third party adapters like A2Z.
@ I have a lower trim model Toyota that came with adaptive cruise control and I’m never going back. I’d like a head up display, cooled seats and parking sensors, but the adaptive is the only piece of technology that I wouldn’t do without. It’s not really a premium feature now so I’m surprised Volvo would make you pay extra for it. It makes cruise control 10 times more useful. I use it a lot more now. I really thought that if stingy Toyota put it in my car, it must be in all cars by now.
The early Mustang Mach E's came with dividers/partitions in the frunk. Once Ford added the emergency pull to open the frunk from inside the frunk the dividers went away. The Volvo divider may have been placed there to satisfy some safety aspect.
My wife has a ‘23 Ultimate. We have done many moderate road trips in it. From our home in Salt Lake City, we would go to Wyoming or Moab no problem. It’s great to drive, comfortable, good stereo, quick. A used one that has taken a depreciation hit is a great car.
Me too! 2023 C40 from Hertz (via Carvana) for $27,500 & 14,500 miles. I've driven 5000 miles. One issue: replaced external noise maker under warranted. Not the best EV, but a great car that fits my use case: 1) charge at home, 2) seldom drive more than 100 miles per day, 3) use wife's hybrid for road trips. Biggest surprise: one pedal driving is very natural. Biggest disappointment: it came with one key fob, and a second one cost $500: it must be made out of bitcoins. Physical controls for standard operations work well with the dated infotainment. I haven't had so much fun since my 68 Mustang 289 - rediscovered a love for driving. Burning rubber to save the planet :) I would do it again.
Bought a former Hertz Tesla Model 3 RWD via a Toyota Dealer (The Hertz registration was still in the arm rest) back in July. Its been a great car at a great price. It had low miles and no visible wear and tear. Just some evidence of the front end being resprayed. Its not like with an EV, you have to worry about the car being constantly redlined or driven hard cold.
Get volvo OrBit software so you can add adaptive cruise and matrix headlights just with a few clicks. Pretty darn easy and you could do a video showing how.
I love the look of that Volvo . . . the fastback makes the look work! And the price is great for an EV. - Good Luck, Travis . . . can't wait for the comparisons to the Tesla!
I wonder if you can hack it to add the adaptive cruise control. It seems like you can do that on the Polestar 2. Also, having the double opening front trunk makes it easier to clean the salt off the inside of your hood. Beats having to blast it from the bottom with the hood closed or wipe everything down with a rag.
I got a used XC40 Recharge ultimate from Hertz.....well through their partnership with Carvana, back in July. Love this car and it was a great buy used. I made a few YT clips about it. Looking forward to your content on this car. Also keep in mind Hertz, as a policy, does not give you the second key. Ive tried and mot having it keeps you from using the app as it needs all registered keys in the car when pairing the phone to the car in the app. Dealers will charge $600-700 for it. Maybe your voice on the topic can help the many owners in this situation by moving Volvo to take care of us.
@Cakebattered exactly.....I reached out to corporate and was directed to the website that explained the 1 key policy. That second key is out there, or taken by someone and resold online .
One nice thing about Teslas, they have a hidden "Service Mode" where with a not-so-secret password "service", you can get access to nearly all hidden diagnostics and warnings/alerts in the car, covering nearly all functions- low & high voltage batteries & charging, HVAC, cameras&sensors, brakes, etc... and not just current diagnostic health of those components, but also a history of all warnings/failures in the car (at least since the last car update, which is around a month or two, depending.) It's like a directly & easily accessible ODB2 reader, right on the car screen. This means you can see if any hidden/partial failures in the car
Do you know anything about how the ''extended warranty'' option works say for a 2022 or 2023 Tesla Model 3 (Long Range) All I know if that it cost 2,000 USD to provide another 25,000 miles, but what I don't know is this: Is this option available for another new owner, if your buying used and the odemetor miles are say already at 60,000 to 80,000 miles ? The original warranty on this model only goes to 4/year 50,000, (so 2022 model year's we'll have the original warranty's expiring as early as November 2025 I believe)
@@flolou8496 Tesla extended warranty (from them) is usually not available once original 4yr/50k mi warranty is expired. If it is still under warranty, I assume 2nd/3rd owner could still buy one.
I asked a dealership if they could activate it in my C40 Plus for a fee. They said no. :(. I don't miss it too much since one-pedal driving is very natural: it is easy to follow the vehicle in front of you. You don't do the break-accelerate right foot hoke-poke.
Our family bought a used a 2023 C40 Ultimate twin motor with only 5k miles last year, and we absolutely love it. It's our first EV and we are never going back to an ICE car. Fast, quiet, great features, access to Tesla network, range is perfect for our urban needs, and it looks amazing. Volvo has also been really good with the OTA software update too, especially compared to other legacy car manufacturers. On that point, all Volvo Android Automotive systems will be getting a new display interface, similar to the new EX90 in 2025. I agree with you critique about Volvo's options and pricing. Like most EVs, brand new, the price is hard to shallow. An lucky for us ours is fully loaded, so it has adaptive cruise control, lane assist, Pilot Assist, 360 camera, heated steering wheel and seats (all 4).
Excited to all these videos!! Have been noodling with the idea of a used Bolt EV from Hertz, but have been leery! Just rented a vehicle for my sister over the holiday from Hertz, and witnessed their "detailer" washing the cars with a bristle broom brush! Yikes!
I've owned a Model 3 for 5 months now and have used the frunk twice. Both times was for takeout I didnt want smelling up the car. Frunks are just relics of ICE car design.
I bought a 2015 Focus from Hertz for under $10K. It had 40K miles and one fender ding but otherwise pretty nice shape. I have 96K miles on it now. The paperwork was easy but getting the title took 2 months. A used car with high miles and low price is good for me because I'm retired and don't drive much. I also like to have somebody else get the bugs, recalls, and early updates out of the way. I've been shopping lately but Hertz only had high priced EVs, Teslas that I don't like, and very few Bolts in fugly colors. For the Focus I waited until the car I wanted showed up at the local rental place.
A friend has had good experiences with 3 used cars from Hertz. He said that Hertz stays on top of maintenance, and the majority of renters are careful drivers.
I'd be interested in seeing more detail on the wear and tear of a used rental car. I was just in a 2024 Mustang rental while my car was being fixed, and that had so many dings and scratches for a car only a year old
What would be your impression of the 2023 Chevy BOLTS with apx 30,000 miles, they're routinely selling for under 18,000 now ? (my first hesitation in buying one of these with them is that, it's 99% likely all those odemetor miles were likely in the form of faster battery degradation DCFC charging right? )
The more we find out about EV battery degradation, DCFC is not as detrimental to longterm battery health as once belived. EVs regularly driven in hot climates are proving to be problematic long term. The website Recurrent allows you to input a cars VIN and some other info to get a battery health score. Many dealers now include it in the online listing.
This is EXCELLENT content Alex, very useful and informative, i am excited for the follow up videos. Did you run one of those battery health tests EV resellers run to check the pack health?
Hello friends who bought a used EV. How is the range holding up? my 2019 model 3 (320+ mile range when I bought), now charges only 283 max (100%). I always charged 80% and tried couple of road trips when new and it is pretty annoying and keeping that as a second car.
The c40 really gives away the fact that it’s related to the Polestar 2. Which is weird because the XC40 is basically the same car with the top half of the rear roof cutoff.
You need to do a side by side test with a gasoline version of this car. Take both on the same long trip and see how much difference there is in time, with the added charging stops vs. the quick filling of the gas tank.
@@EVBuyersGuide As I said, I know there is a difference, but not by how much. As it would depend on the range of the used EV and the speed of the chargers available on the trip.
@@romeofrosty Exactly. Buyers want to know the difference between the two types of cars. Maybe it takes x number of hours longer, but the cost is lower (maybe), which would make it worth it. If it takes an extra two hours but you save $50, then for some people that would be worth the extra time.
My partner and I looked at a couple of these and the XC40 when our Model 3 got taken out by a drunk driver. The terrible efficiency for the size and the chintzy interior really turned me off, it feels like a cheap car while it’s actually quite expensive. The foam divider exists specifically to reduce the capacity of the front trunk. If it is beyond a certain size, they have to install an egress method from inside in case someone got trapped inside. It’s silly, but it’s actually written in law. Apparently there is aftermarket software to unlock some of the features that are software locked, like adaptive cruise control and possibly the lane centering. I don’t own one of these, but I’ve heard elsewhere on TH-cam that is a thing.
I’ve rented a Cadillac that didn’t have adaptive cruise. Just like this Volvo, all the buttons were there. Quite dangerous, if you ask me (trying to figure out if the cruise you’ve set is adaptive or not, live on the highway).
I got a CPO 2022 ioniq 5 limited clean title, no accidents with only 15k miles for only about 5k more than what you guys paid Hertz for this. I feel pretty good about my buy vs this one. But I also feel like I got a great deal.
It was pouring rain the day before and on Travis’ drive home. Sorry, we’re just not going down the rabbit hole of washing a car that’s just going to get grimy in a hour 😅
Mmm... I leased my 2022 Fjord Blue C40 Ultimate for around $60K with adaptive cruise control and those blue carpets. These EV cars are vehicles you lease and NOT buy. I replaced it with a '24 Volvo V60 Polestar Engineered, which I may buy at the end of the lease.
As a C4O owner, I'm not really missing that feature, and I'm in the South. The sunroof has a really good UV coating. I just can't feel the heat on hot sunny days coming through. I did buy a cover but I never used it. 😅
When I see "so you don't have to" in a YT video title, I usually take that to mean you already found the faults in the situation. But you didn't list any in this video other than adaptive cruise was disabled.
Poor baby. No adaptive cruise control. Oh Lord what will we do? The first owner sure got taken, more than half his money is depreciated and gone. Almost like taking your money out to the bay and tossing it in the water,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I got a headache just looking at all that cabling in the frunk.... $60K to $25K in ONE model year. You have to stop SEVEN times. EV drivers must be masochists....
@@trevorsutherland5263 it's all about use case. If you don't regularly drive across several states in one shot, but do drive 40-80 miles daily, and can charge at home (crucial), EVs are a great fit and not dealing with gas stations while having a generally better driving experience is eye opening on the masochism of driving ICE as a daily driver for so many years.
I bought my 2023 C40 from Hertz Car Sales in Raleigh about six weeks ago. A few points are, (1) The rooftop spoiler bits are not an aero feature per se but the hatch hinges and their motors are mounted externally and needed to be hidden; (2) the frunk divider is due to federal legislation that any cargo spot that can fit a human must have inside escape releases so they made it so it cannot fit even the smallest human; (3) mine has adaptive cruise control and I think these are all Twin Ultimates which come with that feature; and (4) Volvo started shipping J3400 adapters to customers on November 18, but there are YT videos from a week earlier that showed Tesla superchargers working with third party adapters like A2Z.
Great info.
@@icillay I ended up picking up a A2Z as Volvo dealers near me had no info on availability or pricing.
No adaptive cruise is a dealbreaker. That’s crazy in a $60,000 car. I’m glad they pointed that out.
It's there, just disabled since it was an "add on" feature. Sleezy business tactic.
Dealbreaker. lol. Whatever
@@maureenhart3677 Probably with or an option for the top trim level.
@ I have a lower trim model Toyota that came with adaptive cruise control and I’m never going back. I’d like a head up display, cooled seats and parking sensors, but the adaptive is the only piece of technology that I wouldn’t do without. It’s not really a premium feature now so I’m surprised Volvo would make you pay extra for it. It makes cruise control 10 times more useful. I use it a lot more now. I really thought that if stingy Toyota put it in my car, it must be in all cars by now.
how about for $27K? (still a dealbreaker for me though the price is tempting)
Love the blue interior. Glad colors like that are coming back. I'm so sick of black-on-black interiors.
I'm with you, bring on colorful interiors! -Travis
Or grey on grey 😅 volkswagen
The early Mustang Mach E's came with dividers/partitions in the frunk. Once Ford added the emergency pull to open the frunk from inside the frunk the dividers went away. The Volvo divider may have been placed there to satisfy some safety aspect.
My wife has a ‘23 Ultimate. We have done many moderate road trips in it. From our home in Salt Lake City, we would go to Wyoming or Moab no problem. It’s great to drive, comfortable, good stereo, quick. A used one that has taken a depreciation hit is a great car.
Me too! 2023 C40 from Hertz (via Carvana) for $27,500 & 14,500 miles. I've driven 5000 miles. One issue: replaced external noise maker under warranted. Not the best EV, but a great car that fits my use case: 1) charge at home, 2) seldom drive more than 100 miles per day, 3) use wife's hybrid for road trips. Biggest surprise: one pedal driving is very natural. Biggest disappointment: it came with one key fob, and a second one cost $500: it must be made out of bitcoins. Physical controls for standard operations work well with the dated infotainment. I haven't had so much fun since my 68 Mustang 289 - rediscovered a love for driving. Burning rubber to save the planet :) I would do it again.
Bought a former Hertz Tesla Model 3 RWD via a Toyota Dealer (The Hertz registration was still in the arm rest) back in July. Its been a great car at a great price. It had low miles and no visible wear and tear. Just some evidence of the front end being resprayed. Its not like with an EV, you have to worry about the car being constantly redlined or driven hard cold.
Get volvo OrBit software so you can add adaptive cruise and matrix headlights just with a few clicks. Pretty darn easy and you could do a video showing how.
Thanks! We will look into this!
I love the look of that Volvo . . . the fastback makes the look work! And the price is great for an EV.
- Good Luck, Travis . . . can't wait for the comparisons to the Tesla!
I wonder if you can hack it to add the adaptive cruise control. It seems like you can do that on the Polestar 2.
Also, having the double opening front trunk makes it easier to clean the salt off the inside of your hood. Beats having to blast it from the bottom with the hood closed or wipe everything down with a rag.
I believe you can hack it, just like with the pixel lights.
I got a used XC40 Recharge ultimate from Hertz.....well through their partnership with Carvana, back in July. Love this car and it was a great buy used. I made a few YT clips about it.
Looking forward to your content on this car.
Also keep in mind Hertz, as a policy, does not give you the second key. Ive tried and mot having it keeps you from using the app as it needs all registered keys in the car when pairing the phone to the car in the app. Dealers will charge $600-700 for it. Maybe your voice on the topic can help the many owners in this situation by moving Volvo to take care of us.
Yeah, dealers. That's all you have to say.
That’s why you never give a dealer your second key. Ever. If they ask for it then ask for the same for the car you were planning to purchase
Thats odd. Hertz provides multiple keys to people renting their cars.
@Cakebattered exactly.....I reached out to corporate and was directed to the website that explained the 1 key policy.
That second key is out there, or taken by someone and resold online .
One nice thing about Teslas, they have a hidden "Service Mode" where with a not-so-secret password "service", you can get access to nearly all hidden diagnostics and warnings/alerts in the car, covering nearly all functions- low & high voltage batteries & charging, HVAC, cameras&sensors, brakes, etc... and not just current diagnostic health of those components, but also a history of all warnings/failures in the car (at least since the last car update, which is around a month or two, depending.) It's like a directly & easily accessible ODB2 reader, right on the car screen. This means you can see if any hidden/partial failures in the car
Do you know anything about how the ''extended warranty'' option works say for a 2022 or 2023 Tesla Model 3 (Long Range)
All I know if that it cost 2,000 USD to provide another 25,000 miles, but what I don't know is this:
Is this option available for another new owner, if your buying used and the odemetor miles are say already at 60,000 to 80,000 miles ?
The original warranty on this model only goes to 4/year 50,000, (so 2022 model year's we'll have the original warranty's expiring as early as November 2025 I believe)
@@flolou8496 Tesla extended warranty (from them) is usually not available once original 4yr/50k mi warranty is expired.
If it is still under warranty, I assume 2nd/3rd owner could still buy one.
I can't wait to see those road trip videos
Could you purchase adaptive cruise control from Volvo via download?
No, but there are aftermarket options for enabling the option
I asked a dealership if they could activate it in my C40 Plus for a fee. They said no. :(. I don't miss it too much since one-pedal driving is very natural: it is easy to follow the vehicle in front of you. You don't do the break-accelerate right foot hoke-poke.
Our family bought a used a 2023 C40 Ultimate twin motor with only 5k miles last year, and we absolutely love it. It's our first EV and we are never going back to an ICE car. Fast, quiet, great features, access to Tesla network, range is perfect for our urban needs, and it looks amazing.
Volvo has also been really good with the OTA software update too, especially compared to other legacy car manufacturers. On that point, all Volvo Android Automotive systems will be getting a new display interface, similar to the new EX90 in 2025.
I agree with you critique about Volvo's options and pricing. Like most EVs, brand new, the price is hard to shallow. An lucky for us ours is fully loaded, so it has adaptive cruise control, lane assist, Pilot Assist, 360 camera, heated steering wheel and seats (all 4).
The two of them together is a good combination. They each have a nice presence but they complement each other nicely
Excited to all these videos!! Have been noodling with the idea of a used Bolt EV from Hertz, but have been leery! Just rented a vehicle for my sister over the holiday from Hertz, and witnessed their "detailer" washing the cars with a bristle broom brush! Yikes!
I always forget I have a frunk. Not sure what the fascination with them is.
If there's an external button and its decent size you will use it all the time. We do on our Rivian.
I've owned a Model 3 for 5 months now and have used the frunk twice. Both times was for takeout I didnt want smelling up the car. Frunks are just relics of ICE car design.
@Cakebattered that's because the frunk is small, doesn't fit much and you have to pull out your phone, then manually close it
Thanks for posting this! We're looking for a EV for my daughter, and we completely forgot about this Volvo. Many many thanks!
I bought a 2015 Focus from Hertz for under $10K. It had 40K miles and one fender ding but otherwise pretty nice shape. I have 96K miles on it now. The paperwork was easy but getting the title took 2 months.
A used car with high miles and low price is good for me because I'm retired and don't drive much. I also like to have somebody else get the bugs, recalls, and early updates out of the way.
I've been shopping lately but Hertz only had high priced EVs, Teslas that I don't like, and very few Bolts in fugly colors. For the Focus I waited until the car I wanted showed up at the local rental place.
A friend has had good experiences with 3 used cars from Hertz. He said that Hertz stays on top of maintenance, and the majority of renters are careful drivers.
I'd be interested in seeing more detail on the wear and tear of a used rental car. I was just in a 2024 Mustang rental while my car was being fixed, and that had so many dings and scratches for a car only a year old
Can you try to read the battery conditions? I know there are some adapters to read all the parameter
Not on the Volvo...it's encrypted.
Do the non functioning buttons for adaptive cruise control mean it can be unlocked with a software update for a fee?
Hertz EV fleet sell off kickstarted the used EV market. There are lots of gems out there from them. Not everything is beat to death
What would be your impression of the 2023 Chevy BOLTS with apx 30,000 miles, they're routinely selling for under
18,000 now ? (my first hesitation in buying one of these with them is that, it's 99% likely all those odemetor miles were likely
in the form of faster battery degradation DCFC charging right? )
The more we find out about EV battery degradation, DCFC is not as detrimental to longterm battery health as once belived. EVs regularly driven in hot climates are proving to be problematic long term. The website Recurrent allows you to input a cars VIN and some other info to get a battery health score. Many dealers now include it in the online listing.
This is EXCELLENT content Alex, very useful and informative, i am excited for the follow up videos.
Did you run one of those battery health tests EV resellers run to check the pack health?
Brought a Blazer RS RWD home a few weeks ago. Seems like a much better value new than this Volvo. Everyone in my house loves the space.
True, but getting it 50% off MSRP after one year is amazing, especially for the EV curious.
(Cynical humor, sorry) Hopefully Hertz doesn't report it stolen or send you a bill for mileage after a couple years. Teehee
Learning more about the used ev incentives maybe. Well, if they stay with us that is
Do the brakes light up when you lift up your foot in one pedal drive mode?
Yes
@@EVBuyersGuide Thanks!
for a car brand that preaches about safety and not giving you some 15+ year old feature adaptive cruise is nuts
Hello friends who bought a used EV. How is the range holding up?
my 2019 model 3 (320+ mile range when I bought), now charges only 283 max (100%). I always charged 80% and tried couple of road trips when new and it is pretty annoying and keeping that as a second car.
The c40 really gives away the fact that it’s related to the Polestar 2. Which is weird because the XC40 is basically the same car with the top half of the rear roof cutoff.
can't you get a $4k rebate for used EVs under $25k?
Yes, but this was over the price cap and income requirements apply
@EVBuyersGuide It also wouldn't qualify until 2025, since the car has to be at least 2 years old.
Wait, was it a deal? Buy through Hertz or not?
I bought one through Carvana since they don't have Hertz stores where I live. Easy process IF you know how to follow directions.
@@hereigoagain5050 You mean, Canva directions?
You need to do a side by side test with a gasoline version of this car. Take both on the same long trip and see how much difference there is in time, with the added charging stops vs. the quick filling of the gas tank.
There is no point in that. That would not be a decision point for a potential buyer.
@@davidmccarthy6061 sure it would! I would want to know.
It seems you already know the answer to that one. -Travis
@@EVBuyersGuide As I said, I know there is a difference, but not by how much. As it would depend on the range of the used EV and the speed of the chargers available on the trip.
@@romeofrosty Exactly. Buyers want to know the difference between the two types of cars. Maybe it takes x number of hours longer, but the cost is lower (maybe), which would make it worth it. If it takes an extra two hours but you save $50, then for some people that would be worth the extra time.
My partner and I looked at a couple of these and the XC40 when our Model 3 got taken out by a drunk driver. The terrible efficiency for the size and the chintzy interior really turned me off, it feels like a cheap car while it’s actually quite expensive.
The foam divider exists specifically to reduce the capacity of the front trunk. If it is beyond a certain size, they have to install an egress method from inside in case someone got trapped inside. It’s silly, but it’s actually written in law.
Apparently there is aftermarket software to unlock some of the features that are software locked, like adaptive cruise control and possibly the lane centering. I don’t own one of these, but I’ve heard elsewhere on TH-cam that is a thing.
I’ve rented a Cadillac that didn’t have adaptive cruise. Just like this Volvo, all the buttons were there. Quite dangerous, if you ask me (trying to figure out if the cruise you’ve set is adaptive or not, live on the highway).
I know everyone in California buys EVs for the HOV access, but those stickers on every corner almost make it not worth it.
I got a CPO 2022 ioniq 5 limited clean title, no accidents with only 15k miles for only about 5k more than what you guys paid Hertz for this. I feel pretty good about my buy vs this one. But I also feel like I got a great deal.
Please clean your cars before recording, presentation is key!
It was pouring rain the day before and on Travis’ drive home. Sorry, we’re just not going down the rabbit hole of washing a car that’s just going to get grimy in a hour 😅
Mmm... I leased my 2022 Fjord Blue C40 Ultimate for around $60K with adaptive cruise control and those blue carpets. These EV cars are vehicles you lease and NOT buy. I replaced it with a '24 Volvo V60 Polestar Engineered, which I may buy at the end of the lease.
XC40 recharge have a sunroof power shade, it's a big miss for the C40.
As a C4O owner, I'm not really missing that feature, and I'm in the South. The sunroof has a really good UV coating. I just can't feel the heat on hot sunny days coming through. I did buy a cover but I never used it. 😅
When I see "so you don't have to" in a YT video title, I usually take that to mean you already found the faults in the situation. But you didn't list any in this video other than adaptive cruise was disabled.
There will be other videos coming, and I’ll get into the not so great stuff later on!
Can't wait to see how messed up this car's battery is; I mean, it's a rental. Or not, maybe it's a gem.
Several of this ev modell from Chinese Volvo have crashed and killed people in Norway. Nobody knows why they start to drive by themselves when parked.
There's nothing about the XC40 or C40 that is Chinese other than the massive investment in Sweden that created them.
Very helpful sharing, thank you
Why do things exist? Anytime they can save a nickel....
Wow, that’s some depreciation!
What's up with all the ugly stickers at every corner of the vehicle?
Carpool stickers in California
@@heydude008 Can't they just use RFID tags? I wouldn't want all that crap on my car.
First comment! Great color
Poor baby. No adaptive cruise control. Oh Lord what will we do? The first owner sure got taken, more than half his money is depreciated and gone. Almost like taking your money out to the bay and tossing it in the water,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
you mean hertz who probably rented it out and made money? You know the company in the title... illiterate or just dumb?
I got a headache just looking at all that cabling in the frunk.... $60K to $25K in ONE model year. You have to stop SEVEN times. EV drivers must be masochists....
That's why the range of an EV doesn't matter nearly as much as the charge rate and curve.
@@trevorsutherland5263 it's all about use case.
If you don't regularly drive across several states in one shot, but do drive 40-80 miles daily, and can charge at home (crucial), EVs are a great fit and not dealing with gas stations while having a generally better driving experience is eye opening on the masochism of driving ICE as a daily driver for so many years.
So, you're basically a guinea pig for a used Hertz rental EV. Good luck, and better you than me.
The Hertz fleet found its way into many dealers. Whats wild is here they were eligible for the used EV rebate
It should be a fun experiment! -Travis