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Got forced into an electric car on a trip. The experience was all around awful. I had to learn how to manage the regenerative braking, the car was a nagging beeper which took even more time to figure out, finding charging stations and then paying for the privilege was a pain, and the biggest FU hertz did for me was I prepay fuel so I can expense it out easier for work. They charged me me 35$ for having it 10% below the charge. Previously the charge for a fuel return at a 1/4 tank prepaid would have been 15$ at most.

I will purposefully not be selecting an electric car for my next rentals. Awful experience all around.



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