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Did you just buy a Tesla from Hertz Car Rental?
- Thread starter JWLV
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You can charge via J1772 (which is only level 1 or 2) via https://shop.tesla.com/product/sae-j1772-charging-adapter that should come with your car. But, level 2 AC charging is slow.
You can also try to find https://www.tesla.com/destination-charging. You can see a map at https://www.tesla.com/findus the de-select everything except for Destination Charging. Check Plugshare the app or web site before going. I wouldn't visit any of those if they're set up for billing given your account/ownership transfer issues. And, there's also going to be slow to charge as they're level 2 J1772 behind the scenes.
In the US, there are 3 plug incompatible DC fast charge standards for consumer plug-in automobiles:
- CHAdeMO - Tesla quietly discontinued the CHAdeMO Adapter for the US years ago. Don't recommend you buy this at this point. Maybe someone can loan you one?
- CCS1 aka SAE Combo aka Combo1 flavor of CCS - see visual aid near the bottom of What is CCS charging? or look at EV 101: Electric Vehicle Charging Guide | About EVs and How to Charge. At min, you'll need the adapter (https://shop.tesla.com/product/ccs-combo-1-adapter). Get Tesla's official one. If your car doesn't have CCS enabled (via a board), you'll need a retrofit. Someone else can comment on that. If your car is already CCS enabled (has the right hardware), maybe someone can loan you their genuine https://shop.tesla.com/product/ccs-combo-1-adapter...
- Tesla's proprietary connector for North America that they decided to name NACS - besides Superchargers and wall/mobile connectors (for L1 and L2 AC charging) with that, some EVGo sites have an CHAdeMO to "NACS" adapter Bolted to the side: https://www.evgo.com/tesla/. See video at top of https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thr...plugs-to-their-dc-fast-chargers.178540/page-2 to see what the looks like.
Most public non-Tesla DC fast charge sites will have at least 1 CCS and many to most will have at least 1 CHAdeMO.
EA sites may or may not have level 2 J1772 AC charging. If they do, I've not seen more than one. EA sites usually have multiple CCS1 150 or 350 kW connectors and a single 50 kW CHAdeMO. I don't know if EA has begun operation of any DC FC sites in WA with 0 CHAdeMO.
Example EA site with 1 CHAdeMO, multiple CCS and 1 J1772: https://www.plugshare.com/location/193054.
EA site with multiple CCS and 1 CHAdeMO but no J1772: https://www.plugshare.com/location/296759
You can use Plugshare the app or web site and filter by plugs compatible with your car.
Since your profile says Seattle, https://prev.stg.evgo.com/tesla-seattle/ (from https://www.evgo.com/tesla/) lists these some EVgo locations with a Tesla plug, likely the CHAdeMO to Tesla "NACS" adapter bolted to the side. EVgo is pricey so, if it's more than 30 cents per kWh, you may want to join https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/blue-dot-app-claims-20-discount-on-supercharging.285686/ so that on sessions that you start from the Bluedot app (ONLY works on EVGo and ChargePoint), you can get 30 cents per kWh charging. There's a much more elaborate thread at https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/bluedot-ev-charging-app.50540/ (you need to have an account there to see it) on the rather complicated app/service.
I wouldn't use a credit card with any charging provider. The readers may not work or cause your session to be dropped (search https://electrek.co/2019/11/26/interview-electrify-america-chargers/ for dropped) and some networks (e.g. EVgo) charge you even more $ for doing so. https://www.evgo.com/pricing/ mentions "*$2.99 transaction fee applies for all sessions initiated by credit card".
(I've been driving BEVs since end of July 2013. I had a car w/CHAdeMO for 2 years early on. I used the CHAdeMO inlet about 16 times over 2 years, all on free CHAdeMO chargers. I've had cars with native CCS support since end of Jan 2019. Have used CCS plenty of times but normally don't need to when I go my office to work, where we have free L2 charging. I've never had any Tesla but we have plenty at my work.
I've never needed any adapters since J1772 is native to my current and all previous BEVs. I had a CHAdeMO native car and had two CCS1 native cars.)
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Re: the retrofit that some (mostly older) Model 3's would need to use the CCS1 adapter, from https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thr...etrofit-of-model-3-ccs-been-announced.321261/, seems like the status of that is murky right now.
Thank you for this great post! I do have a “level 2” adaptor in my charge cable kit but yeah that’s really slow.
were you able to get the Federal EV credit at the point of sale or will you get it as a tax rebate next year ?
Point of sale. As far as I know, all of the locations now should be doing it at point of sale. some have done it longer than others, but they can do it at point of sale.
Check the site early morning everyday and rush to the location whenever there is a great deal because that car will be gone within an hour of opening. I missed out on several amazing deals because I wasn't fast enough. Still got one that I was happy with, but I could've done better.
noticed this too, for the cheap ones at least. there is also dynamic pricing so it's possible that current available ones just need to not sell for a while and they'll drop the price.
Has anyone purchased from Hertz and had a bad experience or gotten a car in less than acceptable condition? Is anyone unhappy with their purchase?
Lots of people are saying to avoid these, but I don't know if any of these people have actually purchased a Tesla from Hertz. Are there any horror stories out there about a Hertz Tesla purchase gone bad? Perhaps this will help move us past opinions and towards a more facts based assessment of whether these are a good deal. I've been eyeing their model 3 long ranges and would be willing to take the risk (not sure how big the risk actually is) to save quite a hefty chunk of cash, so anyone with a bad story please speak up!
Lots of people are saying to avoid these, but I don't know if any of these people have actually purchased a Tesla from Hertz. Are there any horror stories out there about a Hertz Tesla purchase gone bad? Perhaps this will help move us past opinions and towards a more facts based assessment of whether these are a good deal. I've been eyeing their model 3 long ranges and would be willing to take the risk (not sure how big the risk actually is) to save quite a hefty chunk of cash, so anyone with a bad story please speak up!
Yeah we need people to share negative experience please. I want to buy another Tesla from Hertz and all this positive feedback is making it very difficult to find and snatch a great deal. Please help me dissuade people from going after these cars!
The deck lid is a little misaligned on mine, but there’s no water in the trunk. Will adjust later.
There are some swirls in the clear coat.
There are some chips of paint on the edges of some panels.
There are some scratches of the door and trim plastic.
Driver’s floor mat is not original and fits poorly.
The trunk spring bumpers are missing ($2.20 each at SC).
All 4 rims are scrubbed in one way or another.
There are some scratches and dings in the front and rear bumper.
There’s a stone chip in the middle of the windshield.
The black trim is a little sun faded and has that rainbow oil-staining/sun-faded look on the driver’s side. It is greatly reduced with plain windex.
Two tires are Goodyear. Two tires are Firestone. They are left and right.
Front tires are more worn than rears. Varies between 6 and9+ 32nds of tread.
Slight wind noise from both front windows. Becomes less slight at higher speeds and on windier days.
We’ve driven 1,000 miles in about 17 days and I love it.
$21k for a 2022 AWD model 3.
There are some swirls in the clear coat.
There are some chips of paint on the edges of some panels.
There are some scratches of the door and trim plastic.
Driver’s floor mat is not original and fits poorly.
The trunk spring bumpers are missing ($2.20 each at SC).
All 4 rims are scrubbed in one way or another.
There are some scratches and dings in the front and rear bumper.
There’s a stone chip in the middle of the windshield.
The black trim is a little sun faded and has that rainbow oil-staining/sun-faded look on the driver’s side. It is greatly reduced with plain windex.
Two tires are Goodyear. Two tires are Firestone. They are left and right.
Front tires are more worn than rears. Varies between 6 and9+ 32nds of tread.
Slight wind noise from both front windows. Becomes less slight at higher speeds and on windier days.
We’ve driven 1,000 miles in about 17 days and I love it.
$21k for a 2022 AWD model 3.
What was the range on your car? That on mine was 313 miles, indicating a 13% battery degradation which is quite high for a 2-year-old car.
It’s estimating 315 miles, but in no way do I believe this car was ever rated at 385 miles or whatever totally BS rating Tesla gave it back in 2022.
I’m seeing about 250wh/mile consumption over that 1000 miles of ownership, but what do I know?
I’m seeing about 250wh/mile consumption over that 1000 miles of ownership, but what do I know?
I drive pretty conservatively and get 225 Wh/mile on a Model 3 and 250 Wh/mile on a Model Y so I can theoretically get 300+ miles on my Model 3 if I drive continuously.
The fast degradation is likely due to the excessive supercharging.
