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Car rental customers are shocked by these EV charges

The price of an electric vehicle is coming down — unless you're renting one

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Christopher Elliott
Jan 22, 2023
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You'd think the cost of renting an electric vehicle would be falling, with Tesla slashing the price of its cars by up to 20 percent last week. Not exactly.

The EV premium is alive and well. Electric car rentals still cost roughly 20 percent more than gas-powered vehicles, according to a random sampling of prices I…

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