I rented a car on a holiday a while ago. I wanted to try electric or plug in hybrid. The car we chose was not available and he said the plug-ins didn't have the charging cable. The guy kept pushing for a brand new car they had, that was also hybrid. I said sure

It ended up being an SUV that even being hybrid consumed more gas than an average non hybrid sedan.

I had a feeling they didn't want me to rent an electric, or the clerk was pushing me away from it.