Hertz Places Order for 100,000 Tesla Vehicles

SF Gate ^ | October 25, 2021 | By Niraj Chokshi , New York Times

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Hertz, the car rental agency, said Monday that it had placed an order for 100,000 Teslas, a sign of growing momentum in the shift to electric vehicles.

By the end of next year, when the Tesla order is completed, electric vehicles will make up more than 20% of Hertz’s global vehicle fleet, the company said.

Hertz said it was teaming with NFL quarterback Tom Brady to promote its EV offerings in a marketing campaign.

“Electric vehicles are now mainstream, and we’ve only just begun to see rising global demand and interest,” Mark Fields, Hertz’s interim chief executive, said in a news release. “The new Hertz is going to lead the way as a mobility company, starting with the largest EV rental fleet in North America and a commitment to grow our EV fleet and provide the best rental and recharging experience for leisure and business customers around the world.”

[Adder]

And where do u fuel them?

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Could I ask on question of much better informed people here?”

Doubting if I’m better informed, but I took the bait.

Most EVs include an adaptor for charging at what is called “Level 1”, 120 VAC typical wall receptacle.
BUT IT IS SLOW! Charge all night and maybe enough for 50 miles.

Level 2 charger would plug into the same receptacle as an electric stover or dryer. Charge all night and perhaps 500 plus miles.

Level 3 is the commercial Tesla chargers and possibly 20 miles in one minute of charging.

Many variables, current available(amps), is the battery near full or empty, the temperature of the battery...

[Sacajaweau]

I’m guessing they got a HUGE break on the cost. Even if Tesla made $1 on each one...it’s the numbers that act as “advertising”.

[Texan5]

What a great subject for a new “ruined vacation” reality series on the Travel Channel-”A Car Ruined My Vacation”-Teslas stalled with occupants getting robbed and assaulted on remote roads and tourist sites, sketchy neighborhoods, etc-sounds like a lot of fun...

[nascarnation]

That's definitely an issue, especially at times when travel is heavy like holidays.

The time to charge leads to long lines.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—” long way between charging stations here in Texas.”

More charging stations than you may realize.

https://www.plugshare.com/directory/us/texas

[panzerkamphwageneinz]

THis is the loudest laugh in the universe...OMG this is going to put them out of business!

[frank ballenger]

Wow. Thanks for that treasure trove of details I had never heard before.

So big battery recharge partially depends upon 5 below zero here in Michigan in the winter and 105 degrees in several places during the summer this year.

And I would guess that Tesla deluxe charger is pricey. Just a hunch.

Gomer Pyle: “Golly, sir. I can’t really help you all the way out here with a gallon of gas or a jump. All I can do now is tow your car back to Wally’s Filling Station and you can plug in for a few hours. You’re welcome to stay in Mayberry overnight. If it’s a tougher mechanical or electrical thing the nearest Tesla dealer is up in Mount Pilot.”

[Dr. Sivana]

Who would want to RENT an electric vehicle? Sounds like a great way to wreck a vacation!

Businessmen staying in the city and not wanting to hunt for a gas station on the way to the airport to return a rental car. Be sure that Hertz did the homework on this. Vacationers can choose from the other 80%.

[XRdsRev]

Many of our local WaWa’s have Tesla chargers now and yes there are a lot of Tesla’s around here. I would not want to take one on a long trip but for local/regional travel they are pretty damn good cars, 0 to 60 in 3 seconds.

[central_va]

Man is this industrial strength stupid or what?

[null and void]

Hertz is still around ?

Last I heard they went Tango Uniform.

Avis no longer #2...

[Dr. Sivana]

That's definitely an issue, especially at times when travel is heavy like holidays.

On the other hand, as long as you don't have to run A/C, the Tesla will do better fuel wise in huge traffic jams. No idling.

[nascarnation]

I think everybody who wants a Tesla should buy one. One of my friends has two Teslas (an S and a 3) and a Volt.

I’m not crazy about subsidizing them though.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hertz clearly cannot foresee all the dead EVs that renters leave abandoned on Interstates and country roads nationwide.

[M Kehoe]

That’s roughly a $7.5 billion dollar deal.

YMMV

5.56mm

[jonascord]

You don't do this logic thing, do you? Here is a math problem.

You are in your little buzz-mobile, at night, in a traffic jam, in the snow, with the heater, the wipers, the defroster going, and you are trying to charge your phone.

How far will you have to walk, and how much will you have to pay Hertz for the tow?

[Organic Panic]

So... The engineer in me asks. Where will a parking lot have enough power for 100 480v charging stations??? It will probably be like the charging stations that run on a diesel generator.

BUT!!! Not to worry. The taxpayers will pick up the tab

[central_va]

Hertz also ordered 20,000 flat bed diesel powered tow trucks. /sarc

[cgbg]

Gas cars were 100% rented and gone.

This is the nightmare scenario that could get very common, particularly in heavy travel seasons like summer.

They are probably going to have to heavily discount the rental fees on electric cars to match supply and demand.