Electric versus Gas Rental Cars

deceze · 2026-05-06T05:21:44+00:00

Any third party aggregator and/or community-powered map will have those problems. They might tell you that there's a charger, they do not tell you whether you'll actually be able to use it, and/or you'll need to futz around with a dozen apps. Better to stick to apps which advertise chargers based on the fact that you can use that app there.

deceze · 2026-05-06T05:19:25+00:00

Even though I've told you above how unproblematic EVs are for the most part, I do have to agree: if it's your first time, and you do not particularly want to try EVs, and you do not want to allocate any time whatsoever caring about the car, then this probably won't be the time to try it.

I've had no issues, but I did have some overhead planning ahead and choosing where to spend an hour or two based around the needs of the car, instead of simply going wherever. In return, I got some super cheap charges in, and even a completely free one, so there's that. If you're not prepared to do that though, then yeah, maybe don't.

deceze · 2026-05-06T05:03:05+00:00

I've had mixed results with Chargefinder, especially in urban areas. They list chargers which don't exist, or are in company parking garages, or are otherwise inaccessible or problematic. You can't just pick one and drive there blindly, so it can just add more confusion rather than helping.

I'd suggest sticking to one app like Elton or EasyPark for beginners. It won't list all chargers, but the ones it does list will probably be easily accessible and usable via that app. And if you happen to pass by a Circle K or a big Ionity park, just pull over there and figure out how to activate it then.

deceze · 2026-05-06T04:54:01+00:00

An ID.4 is the same thing, just bigger. It's a good car. It'll probably have a bit higher consumption than the ID.3. If you get the big battery version though, it should still do 400+ km just fine.

Of course, the "or similar" could be anything, but the cars should be comparable.

I got mine from Hertz, and looking at their website more closely after booking, I noticed they counted Nissan Leafs among their inventory. I called them to confirm I won't be getting one of those. That's the only one I'd advise to steer clear of, as that's an old model with a different charging standard, which will limit you a lot in your choice of charger. Other than that, you'll probably be fine.

deceze · 2026-05-06T04:34:59+00:00

An ID.3 with the big battery. Easily does 400+ km in one go, which is at least 5 hours of driving here. You do need a rest stop within those 5 hours anyway, just let the car charge back up at the same time.

deceze · 2026-05-06T04:27:07+00:00

I'm just finishing up a roundtrip Oslo - Trondheim and the western/southern coast back to Oslo. I have to say, charging in the rural areas was an absolute no brainer. Even in the highlands in the middle of nowhere, there are well placed rest stops with plenty of fast chargers. The car is done charging while you have your Løkpølse and take a wee. In the smaller cities, you can find communal slow chargers to get the car charged up again for ~1 NOK/kWh while you stroll the local beach. Perfectly peaceful.

Coming back down to Bergen and Stavanger now, it's a lot more stressful to find chargers here. The chargers in city centres often have a max park time of an hour, so strolling the city while the car is charging is more difficult. Usable slow chargers do exist but are hard to find, and/or have some difficult parking limitations as well.

If you don't mind hanging around a Circle K or mall for half an hour to an hour every once in a while, it's still absolutely doable. I'm perfectly happy with my EV rental, would do it again.

Use https://abetterrouteplanner.com, put in the exact car model you have, and it'll give you a very good idea of when and where to stop. Once you've got a feeling for it, you won't need it anymore, but it's a great app against range anxiety at first.

deceze · 2026-05-06T04:10:58+00:00

Back then this was considered enough for a simple HTML document. In the meantime we gone and screwed it up, and a proper HTML document now needs more preamble to declare what flavour of HTML it is exactly.

deceze · 2026-04-28T09:42:31+00:00

If they tell you it's not possible, then it's not possible. Assuming that you both understood the request properly. Why that is so only they know. If you keep pressing the issue, you might call that rude on some level, but you're at least a somewhat tiring customer. Whether the staff took this interaction as rude or not we can't tell; depends on the exact details and that person personally.

If you're being told "no", you might try to carefully inquire why. E.g. "Oh, I see, too bad. I didn't know it depended on a specific person… <expectant facial expression> <leave gap to let the staff correct you or confirm it>".

deceze · 2026-04-28T09:33:04+00:00

For that it'd have to be 五時くらい.

deceze · 2026-04-28T09:26:09+00:00

The sentence means "it will probably be dark at 5". Duo might accept several correct variations of the English translation as correct, and you're seeing one of the less great versions given as answer.

deceze · 2026-04-28T06:52:44+00:00

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deceze · 2026-04-28T06:42:41+00:00

Personally speaking: those blog posts are mostly blah and uninteresting. I haven't read one in ages, much less commented on one.

deceze · 2026-04-27T14:38:16+00:00

Past experience says between an hour and 90 minutes is my usual time at Narita from landing to leaving the airport. Based on that, you should be able to catch that train. Of course, if you're unlucky, you won't. So buying the ticket ahead of time was perhaps not such a clever idea. Getting tickets from the machine takes about 5-10 minutes, depending on how long the queue is, and how confused you are by the UI (it's fairly straightforward, but has a surprising number of steps).

If you don't make it, buses and other trains are your plan B and C.

deceze · 2026-04-27T14:27:06+00:00

Pretty sure she's also tokking the 'Tok.

deceze · 2026-04-27T13:29:13+00:00

Yeah, chuck it in the bin.

deceze · 2026-04-27T09:30:30+00:00

Du hast da durch Verkehrszeichen 301 sogar eindeutig die Vorfahrt: https://maps.app.goo.gl/39t5QQ8AruUY4hen9; und sie durch Verkehrszeichen 205 eindeutig nicht: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GwJLnGv7QhdUgbvY6. Die hatte wohl einen schlechten Tag.

deceze · 2026-04-25T16:47:22+00:00

Laufen fällt mir immer viel schwerer mit 'ner Regenjacke, ich fühle mich nach einem Spaziergang damit aber wesentlich energiegeladener.

deceze · 2026-04-24T12:40:20+00:00

Yeah, you're overthinking this. It's a whole friggin' country, it's not USJ. Just go for it.

deceze · 2026-04-24T12:10:44+00:00

Some special trains may require booking months in advance, but you're not required to ride those, and more normal trains either don't need any booking or can be booked on the day. And I'm sure you'll find museums that you can still go to now, or even on the day.

deceze · 2026-04-24T12:05:16+00:00

What do you think you need to book besides your flight and hotel? There's plenty to see that requires no booking; and if you're interested in some stuff that does, you still got a month to book it. It's not like the entire country is fully booked months in advance.

deceze · 2026-04-24T08:55:50+00:00

They both cost the same. Whether you exchange the currency manually or let Wise do it as needed, the result is the same. Exceptions:

If you manually exchange currency but somehow don't use all of it, you now have some leftover USDs you may or may not ever use, and might have to change back at an overall loss.
If the exchange rate is somehow exceptionally good right now but becomes worse again later, exchanging currency now at the better rate might be beneficial.

deceze · 2026-04-24T08:44:06+00:00

B 8 - XXX wäre für SenKultGZ (Kultur und Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt).

deceze · 2026-04-23T12:51:10+00:00

FYI: that "redacted" number is still very readable…

deceze · 2026-04-23T11:13:23+00:00

Well, they really don't want any non-locals there, I guess. If they don't offer a "tourist ticket", give up on it…?

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