Hertz dumps EVs

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Just now screenshot of US fuel types for sale

https://www.hertzcarsales.com/used-...Electric&normalFuelType=Gasoline&geoZip=90210

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At lunch, the owner and I had a chat about high mileage Teslas and I shared "Mine has 123,000 miles."

He asked about battery degradation and I shared, "About 9%, expected. So my 240 mile 2019 is down to 210-215."

Turns out his son has a Tesla and regularly commutes between Huntsville and Nashville, ~120 mi.

Bob Wilson
 
Apparently, this is only a third of their electric fleet. The cars I've seen have very high mileage for the year they where put in service. Perhaps these are Uber rentals.

I just checked. You can still rent a Tesla.
 
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Does this mean that Hertz customers don't want to rent EVs? Or are the costs to own, operate and maintain these EVs makingt them less profitable?
 
R P said:
Does this mean that Hertz customers don't want to rent EVs? Or are the costs to own, operate and maintain these EVs makingt them less profitable?
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The used Teslas that I've seen have plenty of miles on them. So I wouldn't say customers don't want to rent EVs.

Hertz overpaid for the Teslas, the resale value dropped, and I don't think leasing Teslas to Uber drivers panned out. One important rule in marketing is that you don't go whole hog when trying something new.

You can still rent a Tesla!
 
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