Hiring an EV

zulutango

Is it possible to hire electric vehicles from the likes of Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, etc?

n97 mini

I think only Go-car have them atm.

cros13

Hertz and Enterprise both do EV rentals in the UK and US. But not in Ireland.

stesaurus

Pretty sure one if the companies have at least one available from Dublin airport. Only know due to complaints about it using the chargers there.

Dardania

s.welstead wrote: »

Pretty sure one if the companies have at least one available from Dublin airport. Only know due to complaints about it using the chargers there.

Hmmm...I'll be visiting home for a week in the next few months. Would be interested in whoever that is...

zulutango

I got rid of my car lately because I just don't use it enough at the moment, and renewing the insurance, tax, NCT etc was just getting prohibitively expensive. So, my plan is to hire a car for the few occasions that I do need one. It would be great if I could hire an EV for those occasions and it would be a great way to test them out too.

unkel

Book a (free) 24h extended test drive of an EV whenever you need a car

zulutango

unkel wrote: »

Book a (free) 24h extended test drive of an EV whenever you need a car

I might actually do that, at least once anyway! I do think that my next car will be an EV (whenever that it) so I would like to test one out

Do you know which manufacturers or dealerships would facilitate a 24 hour test drive?

Dardania

So I wrote to ESB eCars about getting a charge card, this is what they wrote back with. Seems pretty reasonable:

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Thanks for your email. 

In order to apply for public charging access cards, we will require two items of documentation;[/font]

[*][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Proof of purchase of an EV/Rental receipt
[*][font=Calibri, sans-serif]A utility bill with your name and address on it dated no longer than three months[/font]
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[font=Calibri, sans-serif]Provided your application has been successful, we will then send you a welcome pack containing an RFID access card. If you would not like to gain an access card, you can contact our support line on the number below and we can start a charge cycle for you 24/7.

If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Kind Regards,
The ESB ecars Team[/font]
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unkel

zulutango wrote: »

Do you know which manufacturers or dealerships would facilitate a 24 hour test drive?

I had a 24h test drive of a Hyundai Ioniq EV from a big Dublin dealership last week. I'd say most dealers would let you have one. Only thinking of it now, I drove it on my own insurance though, so that might not work for you

zilog_jones

Dardania wrote: »

So I wrote to ESB eCars about getting a charge card, this is what they wrote back with. Seems pretty reasonable:

I believe any contactless smart card will authenticate with the public chargers.

stesaurus

zilog_jones wrote: »

I believe any contactless smart card will authenticate with the public chargers.

If/when they bring in charging that won't work anymore though so it's good to get an actual card

stesaurus

So finally remembered. It's Sixt that have an i3 available at the airport. Other than that there's GoCar