The key is how does one charge the damned thing if you’re staying in a Motel 6 or similar?
What happens when it runs out of juice on the way back to the airport. It’s not like you can jump in and fill it up real quick.
My brother just bought an all electric Mustang you have to FIND a charging station THEN find something to do for 45 minutes while the car is charging what a pain in the ass!!
The latest range is now 400 miles. I can imagine these being short term rentals where you never have had to go the gas station anyway.
The big thing is that this more a marketing push than anything (separate them from other rental companies). But the 100,000 will be about 25% of their fleet. I wonder if maintenance costs will go down without a combustible engine?
Motels will be scrapping their AC and free HBO signs for “EV charging stations here” signage.
I bet it won’t be long before restaurants, bars, movie theaters, etc. have EV chargers in the parking lots.
Pretty much anywhere people can go and spend some money while killing time while paying through the nose to use a charger.