My husband had discovered that we could rent a Tesla in Germany. The rental terms and procedures were the same as regular car hire. After calculations, it turned out that the cost spent at that time was cheaper than the cost of renting a non electronic car.
Hello traveller,
At the moment we do not possess a car. We have currently other priorities and buying a car is still on our list. Although we sometimes think that having a car will make us easier to fulfill our needs, we still wait until the time is right.
Thankfully, we live in a city with a good transportation system. We also live in an apartment which is located not far from the city center and other Indonesian families.
Car rental or car sharing is also a common thing here in Germany. So, my husband can rent a car or use car sharing whenever we need a car. The location of can rental agency and the parking location of car sharing are also not far from our apartment.
Travelling Using a Rental Car
As soon as my husband got his German car license, travelling with a car has been always one of our transportation options. We usually compare the total cost of different transportation.
Sometimes renting a car was cheaper. However, we did not always use a rental car. We sometimes use a car from car sharing. The decision on which one we use was usually based on the estimated cost of both options. It is the task of my husband to do the calculation.
For our holiday to Utrecht last year, we decided to rent a car. The cost of a rental car was at that time cheaper than using a car from car sharing. So, my husband searched for a suitable car for us using his favorite website.
The transportation using a car gave us many advantages compared to other methods of transportation. Some reasons were:
- In terms of time during our trip, we were more flexible
- Luggage was stored in the trunk of the car so we did not have to carry luggage
- We went door-to-door, so there was no need to change means of transport
- In case get bored, we planned to stop at a rest area for some times
I must also admit that travelling with a baby will be very compact if using a car. Our luggage for a three-day, two-night stay for four people ended up taking up one large suitcase and one small suitcase. We also brought a baby stroller and food. For this reason, the decision to rent a car was good.
How to Rent a Tesla in Germany?
I remembered, out of a sudden my husband told me that he was interested in renting a Tesla. He found quite a reasonable price for renting it. He compared it to the price of renting other electronic cars and non-electronic cars and found it not much different even though the price was more expensive.
Since the difference was not much, he decided to rent a Tesla for our trip to Utrecht. He prepared himself since he had a bad experience with another electronic car. He asked our friend who possessed a Tesla so that he could feel confident driving this car.
The question is how to rent a Tesla in Germany.
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The most important thing for car hire is a driving license which is acknowledged by German authorities. Without this document, I do not think you were allowed to rent a car. You should prepare an identity card or a passport and a means of payment. The car rental agent usually asks for a credit card.
My husband used to book a car through his favorite website. On the page of this website for car hire, some data needs to be filled in. After that, you can use the filter function to get only electronic cars. At that time, my husband saw Tesla offers. He clicked it to get more information.
After reading the offer, he immediately searched through the official website of the car rental agency offering Tesla. The price shown over there was surprisingly cheaper than my husband’s favorite website. He decided to rent directly through the car rental agency’s website.
The car pick-up location, rental date, and age of the renter are commonly asked for data. The language of the website is usually German. However, some of the websites offer English as a language preference too.
Tesla Experience
We were lucky because we got a Tesla Model Y!
My husband said this type of Tesla was not their basic car. Inside the car was spacious. I did not feel tight and uncomfortable. I feel comfortable all the time during the trip to Utrecht.
Tesla was a good car. I experienced other electronic cars before but it was not the same.
You should try it too and I hope you have the same experience like me and my family.
Happy travelling,
Amelia
