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Hertz is offering 25% off for 1-2 day bookings for Polestar 2s. Available in most major airport and CBD locations.
25% off Polestar 2s Rentals @ Hertz Australia
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Legend279 on 11/02/2023 - 10:04 hertz.com.au (3804 clicks)
Last edited 13/02/2023 - 12:16 by 1 other user
Last edited 13/02/2023 - 12:16 by 1 other user
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Bugger, would have been good for a week at cairns.
Now they just need to launch an SUV
They did, starting from 130k double the price for the Polestar 2
Ridiculously priced
True, but I think their reasoning would be that they realised that trying (and failing) to compete with Tesla on price with the Polestar 2 wasn’t a good strategy, so with the Polestar 3 they’ve gone for the bracket in between the Model Y and Model X.
If they can push their Volvo background it could work for them.. we’ll see.Why post if you have no money. I don't post about Ferraris saying they are too expensive
65k polestar 2 ?
Lol 😂 starting from 130k, so overpriced
Polestar 3, from $144,702.34 driveaway price
Polestar 2, from $67,449 driveaway
I wonder how much they ding ya for not returning it with a full battery?
I rented one from Hertz NZ. Their charge was $0.80/kWh if you return it with less than 90% state of charge (or less than it was when you picked it up, whichever is lower). Hertz Australia have the same terms (return with minimum 90%), but the fee isn’t on their website. The fee is given on the individual rental agreement.
For reference, $0.80/kWh is the same price that the biggest charging network in NZ charge normally. So, you could return it and let Hertz charge it and basically pay the same price.
I returned it with about 80% and they didn’t charge me anything.
80c/ kwh…. Eye watering!!
I wonder what the break even per km with ICE would be?
@entropysbane: I returned at Melbs airport with 70% battery left. No extra charge. It was a few months ago though.
@entropysbane: My gut feel is home charging at 26c results in roughly half price compared to petrol.
Supercharging at 66c is slightly more than petrol prices.
@Innately Incognito: Using my other comment as a reference, home charging is 27.33c/kWh, but can be as low as 75% efficient on average.
Using those numbers, and my below 6.42km/kWh of a Telsta Model 3, we can work out we're paying 36.44c/kWh for home charging, or 17.12km/$ when charing at home under the worst circumstances. Buying petrol for my Mazda 3 gets me about 7.35km/$, so EV at home is roughly 2.3x cheaper than buying petrol per km.
And by my other comment, even Hertz charging 80c/kWh is cheaper than buying fuel at 170c/L.
@entropysbane: We can work it out!
The 2022 base Tesla Model 3 has a 62.3kWh battery, and (real world, not their website lmao) range is around 400km, meaning we're getting roughly 6.42km per kWh.
If the chargers are say 95% efficient (most state 99%, but we're being conservative), and we're paying 80c/kWh from the charger, we can say we're paying 84.3c/kWh. For a purely napkin math guestimate, 7.61km/$ for a Tesla Model 3 if you use Hertz charging. Using the same maths at 60c/kWh with ChargeFox's 350kW chargers, this goes up to 10.16km/$.
For an ICE car, I'll use my own mid 2010s Mazda 3, as the example. I get roughly 500km on a 40L tank, each litre of petrol at the moment (91) is costing me (at a rough average looking at fuelwatch in the CBD) $1.70 per L. I get 12.5km/L, meaning I am paying $1.70 for 12.5km, or getting 7.35km/$.
So it's already beyond break even point, even if Hertz charge their stupid 80c/kWh for a recharge.
Most pay chargers in Aus are between 40c and 60c/kwh so is it’s pretty much the standard 2x premium
This comment below says they were charged $0.55/kWh by Hertz in Adelaide. So, they are charging a fair price based on local public charging network costs. They may of course be charging from their own power supply, so the cost to them would be much lower. Still seems fair enough though.
I rented one recently in Hobart, only had to return it with 15% minimum charge from memory.
Same experience. Hired them a few times from Sydney. They didn’t care about any minimums, just had to be able to get car there.
FWIW it was fantastic. The hotel I use in Sydney has free charge points which made the whole thing a breeze.
The terms and conditions state:
– we will charge you the EV Battery Recharging Service fee to bring the EV back up to the battery departure level; and
– If you return the vehicle at 15% battery level or less, we will apply an additional Low Battery Recharging Service fee.So there’s a standard fee per kWh if you return it with less than it started with. And an additional fee if you return it below 15% state of charge.
But it seems most branches aren’t bothering about the standard charge fee from people’s current experience.
This is a bit weird then, because with petrol cars,
I can go to the petrol station, in the last 10-minutes of my rental time,
and bring the car back to 100% fuel and return it.How can we do this with electric cars?
ie. do we charge the car, in the last 4-5 hours of the return time for the car..?Geez, I didn't even think that the car would needed to be returned with a "full charge".
They should forego that.or there should be a new technology where we can swap out fully charged batteries,
like an old Nokia or Samsung phone, or Transformers Energon cubes…haha
Agreed, hired a Hyundai Kona EV from Avis in New Zealand over Xmas , returned with about 50% charge. Couldn't find anything in their terms specifically for EV return charge, they weren't worried and I didn't get charged anything, but no way I could have charged it before returning -had driven 2.5hrs that morning and had a flight to catch, but yeah will be interesting to see how that's handled as EVs become more common.
$344 for 2 days for me.
Hmmm. $677 for me from Perth airport whether weekend or midweek?
I test drove the Polestar 2 with dual motors a few months back. Magnificent car with a real quality build which I suppose you can expect from a Volvo company but I warn you to have lots of demerit points handy on your license as it was lightening quick
I thought Polestar was a Chinese brand vehicle.
Polestar is owned by Volvo who is owned by Geely
Designed in Sweden, built and owned in China.
Even the single motor has enough pick up and go to get you in trouble if you have a heavy right foot.
And the build quality was great.
A nice car all round. I’m just waiting to see how much space you get under the bonnet in the new revision later this year..
ok where abouts do you enter the code …
At the bottom of the booking there is a CDP field to enter.
thanks but think I can only provide one code as Im already "Senator" class
$437 for 2 days from Sydney Airport.
$416 same itinerary from Kings Cross.
Yeah nah.Thanks. I'll pick it up from Lismore then.
Bargain at 2%.
There's no cars available at locations close to me.
How about " Woolongong Airport" according to Hertz xD
I hired one a month or so ago in SA. Conveniently for them, they had them only at their ADL airport branch where you had to pay a 25% airport fee. Add to it other charges like credit card surcharge and other administrative fees. On the phone they told me there was no usage costs, but when I got to the branch they told me they were wrong, and anything under 90kWh remaining when brought back was charged at about $0.55c/kWh.
As for the car itself, it was mainly nice, but felt quite heavy (weighs bout 2T), and since it was the single motor it probably made the weight more noticeable. The rear view is pretty bad.
A week or two later I tested a Tesla Model 3, and found it nicer and lighter to drive (RWD model).$265 for a weekend from Brisbane downtown. Tempted.
For those who have access to Gov rates (and if your Dept allows leisure rentals), cost is ~$77 per day from non-airport locations for the Polestar.
So the government subsidises leisure travel for some employees? How does that work?
They’re just giving access to the negotiated rates for their staff.
In fact, staff using the negotiated rates/codes would lead to the government being able to negotiate a lower price next time around (as the number of trips would be higher)
It's a step down for them! Poor Bronwyn was using tax payer dollars to flit around in the chopper not long ago!
Austerity!!
APOD rates are quite similar for those who have access.
Ugh I rented a polestar for a while to test it out. If you are tall prepare for knee scraping in the driver's seat. The whole thing feels very cramped and tight owing to the ICE underpinnings.
Not a polestar fan.
how tall is tall?
Well I am 6' 3" but I can tell you getting in feels like getting in to a fighter jet cockpit.
An experience many can relate to!
am about the same height at 6'4" and was going to rent one for Brisbane/GC over a few days but gonna pass now
When I hired a Tesla from sixt in June last year you didn't need to return it full, they charged it back up at no extra cost. Chargefox and Tesla charging stations were included for no extra fee. Not sure if it's still the same.
That is what they had as an intro deal. They definitely do charge now if not charged back up to at least 90% upon return.
Interesting, it's cheaper to hire their ute or truck in Tassie, than their cheapest economy car.
I've literally rented a bunnings hire ute for a day when I was in Brisbane due to rental car shortages last year. Cost me around $60 a day. Lol
Just drove it around town and to meetings. I bet you could probably park anywhere and get away with it "tradie privileges"
Hmm, this article almost sounds like it was written about you!
https://apple.news/AfgyWnR_rT3i2AX-clhcRGgI wonder if I could airtask someone to pickup a Bunnings ute for me and drop it off at the airport. $455/week for a ute is easily half the price of a hire car in Tassie!
Yeah it's getting ridiculous.
And with the Spirit of Tassie rates going up it's equally expensive to take your own down.
I rented one for a week recently in Hobart for a driving holiday and really enjoyed it. It was a good experience for anyone interested in / thinking about buying an EV.
The downsides others have mentioned are all true: it feels heavy to drive, the rear view is abysmal, the cabin feels cramped despite it being a large car. And to add some of my own: the seats are not overly comfortable nor are they breathable in the slightest.
But overall it was still a very nice car and a really enjoyable drive. The software on the tablet and virtual cockpit was really good, the finishings (minus the seats) were high quality, the performance was really good and charging was pretty seamless (from the car's end anyway). And even though it's subjective, I think it has such a killer design - much more interesting than the Model 3.
Obviously the pros are all things you expect from an expensive car but it's worth stating for perspective. I was already interested in the brand before test driving and I'm only more interested afterwards.
Edit: and as far as Hertz went, we didn't have any troubles. Returned with about 50% charge and didn't have to pay any extra (was 15% minimum but that may be location dependent). Didn't get knocked for anything extra on the bill. The final charge took a few weeks to come through though, which made me a bit nervous. And viewing your booking after the fact on their site is nigh on impossible.
It’s not a large car. A Mazda 3 sedan and Corolla sedan are both longer which explains why it feels a little cramped. The exterior styling does make it look bigger than it is.
It's wider than both. Length isn't the only dimension, you know.
But thank you for injecting your useless pedantics into my comment, you've reminded me why I rarely comment on this site any more.
Yeah I don't know if that's the reason for the cramped feeling. The Polestar is only 8cm shorter in length than the Tesla Model 3, yet the latter felt way more spacious. I think the interior design of the Polestar made it feel more cramped, especially the raised centre console area. I have a Hyundai i30 which is 36cm shorter than the Polestar, and yet it feels more spacious.
257.59 AUD for 2 days in Brisbane Downtown
do they even exist in Melbourne
Airport and Tullamarine off airport (tarmac dr) both rent these out
Is there a way to find this after going to the Hertz website?
So, step 1, I enter the discount code (they have like 7 different options to enter codes, and it didn't tell me I was wrong)
Step 2, is to select a single location to pick it up from out of thousands of locations worldwide, where it defaults to the United States.
Step 3 select the dates (this is straight forward - I thought I aced this first go)
Step 4 is where they show you the shape of cars you can get, and retrospectively tell you that you chose a date they didn't like.
I can't see the Polestar - Is there some kind of shortcut to this, or do I have to keep plugging in different locations to try to find a combination of date and location that might unlock the car?It will be mainly major airport and city locations. Where are you located?
I put the code in the first box. Worked for me yesterday for Adelaide Airport.
I just ordered one for 2 days in Adelaide. Yeah, it's expensive at $298, but I really want to have a play with an EV without a salesman humping my leg.
But damn, have the prices of rental cars gone up recently! Even the cheapest small hatchback is $150/day. The EV is technically 'cheap' by comparison.
EDIT: I assume a 240v charge cable is included?
Yep charge cable included.
Picked up my Polestar 2 from Hertz Adelaide Airport today. Overall I like the car. Great acceleration with instant on tap speed. Easy to drive, although the menus take a little getting used to. Finding the air con control took a while. Indicator stalk is on the left, so Polestar were a bit lazy with the conversion to RHD. Rear view is terrible, but the cameras make up for it I guess. Still, pulling out onto a busy road isn't fun sometimes.
Collision alert is super sensitive on default setting. Change it immediately. 12km/hr charge from a 240v socket, so plan accordingly. Hertz Adelaide charge 80c/kWh. Car came 90% charged.
This is a pretty large car, but interior space is a bit cramped. Polestar made a massively high center console. Their philosophy must be to wrap the cabin around the driver. If you're very wide you won't be comfortable.
Note that when you're charging at home on 240v, the car will give you a wildly optimsitic charge end time. It told me 7:30am when I plugged it in. Checked at 10am and it was up to 81%, now saying charge will finish at 12:30pm. Five hours later than the first estimate.
Lithium batteries do slow down charging near full to make them last longer, but it appears the on board calculations haven't taken this into account. Something to consider when charging your rental before returning it.
Something else at play there, charging at 240v/10amps (2kW) there is no reason the charge speed should slow down for the battery, even at 99%, that's only if you're charging at DC speeds. It's possible the outlet you used had low voltage and so the car dropped the amperage to compensate.
It's AC 240v. Car reports the voltage as 229v, which is a bit low, as my solar inverter is almost always reporting 247v.
Car reports the charging speed at 12km/hr all throughout the charge, so it's not slowing down.
Just returned the car. Note that Hertz charges you for every kWh under 90% when the car is returned.
Lol. 2 day rental $857..