interesting...
100k would be nearly 1 in 4 of Hertz rental cars....
While am purely electric car may be fine for commuting, which I am sure a lot of Rentals are for... just airport to hotel, to clients, back to hotel, back to airport.
I highly question this long term. With 8-10 hours to fully charge from dead a tesla, vs < 10 minutes to fully fill an empty tank, you are taking a really big turn around time hit.
I am sure most renters won’t fully drain the battery, just like most don’t fully empty the tank.
We will see how this all plays out, I am sure a good bit of the rental car industry can be serviced fine by niche commuter vehicles.... maybe 25% of their fleet is the right number for them.
However in terms of main stream, until there 300-400 minimal mile range highway, regardless of exterior temperature, and 5-10 minute recharging, and infrastructure to support it... purely electric remains a niche commuter vehicle.
Well, he’s an ex-CEO of Ford, so, cut him some slack. ;^)
The Engineering Explained guy has been driving EVs for a few years now, along with any other hot cars that tickle his fancy, and he points out that they are ideal commuter vehicles, and that an EV-only family wanting to take a vacation by car would be better off renting an ICE vehicle.
This Hertz move makes sense because most car rentals are not for that latter purpose, but for visitors to cities, which is why car rental places tend to be located next to airports.