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Re:Hertz is scaling back its EV ambitions because its Teslas... by m463 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @10:27PM (#38065046)
That article talks about an unexpected EV rental experience. I would agree with the author.

A person renting an EV to try it on for size would have a different mindset. Also if you rent an ev through hertz, they bombard you with FAQ emails before your rental.

The article also was a chevy bolt. I think renting a tesla is a different experience than ccs/chademo because the supercharger network is well thought out with lots of locations with many many stalls, and it is well integrated into the nav system.

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Re:Hertz is scaling back its EV ambitions because its Teslas... by listenallyall on Sunday October 29, 2023 @10:37PM (#38065107)
> The article also was a chevy bolt. I think renting a tesla is a different experience

Did the OP say "Tesla rentals directly lead to sales."? No, he or she said "EV rentals directly lead to sales."

They also didn't say "expected rentals only", and I can speak from experience that Hertz is not notifying renters that reserved ICE cars are oversold and upon arrival, your options are either EV or walking.

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