Comments on: Rent-A-Hybrid. Will It Work? http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bali villa http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031/comment-page-1#comment-164540 bali villa Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:35:12 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031#comment-164540 i got a beetle with bio fuel for rent before, seem better in performance and has that extra miles.. i got a beetle with bio fuel for rent before, seem better in performance and has that extra miles..

]]> By: Hybrid Car Rental http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031/comment-page-1#comment-133551 Hybrid Car Rental Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:30:09 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031#comment-133551 Of course renting a hybrid will work! You just have to find the right place. Of course renting a hybrid will work! You just have to find the right place.

]]> By: bitguru http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031/comment-page-1#comment-31730 bitguru Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:23:48 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/rent-a-hybrid/1031#comment-31730 I'm reluctant to pay surcharges when I rent vehicles, but $5 to $15 could be recouped by saving 2 to 5 gallons of gasoline, or perhaps 40 to 100 miles per day. (I actually think this is more likely for short rentals than long rentals. At least for me, because when I rent for a day or two it's because I have some driving to do, but when I rent for a week or more I usually have only a few short trips to make per day.) I think Enterprise will do well if they can extract surcharges from customers for hybrids, or for Prius at least, because I suspect that the maintenance costs are lower and the resale value is higher than the rest of their fleet. They might almost be paying for themselves without the surcharges. I’m reluctant to pay surcharges when I rent vehicles, but $5 to $15 could be recouped by saving 2 to 5 gallons of gasoline, or perhaps 40 to 100 miles per day.

(I actually think this is more likely for short rentals than long rentals. At least for me, because when I rent for a day or two it’s because I have some driving to do, but when I rent for a week or more I usually have only a few short trips to make per day.)

I think Enterprise will do well if they can extract surcharges from customers for hybrids, or for Prius at least, because I suspect that the maintenance costs are lower and the resale value is higher than the rest of their fleet. They might almost be paying for themselves without the surcharges.

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