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Re:Tesla Model 3 fault rate is the highest of any car: report by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:25AM (#38362699)
Hertz were renting their cars to Uber drivers. Their results aren't representative.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 fault rate is the highest of any car: report by LeafItAlone on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:52AM (#38363003)
How they were used is irrelevant to the point being made.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 fault rate is the highest of any car: report by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:18AM (#38363905)
Why? All cars driven as Ubers depreciate faster than typical cars, Tesla or not. Hertz is trying to blame Tesla for their own mistake.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 fault rate is the highest of any car: report by LeafItAlone on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:11PM (#38371904)
1. Hertz’s Tesla fleet certainly is not used solely for Uber. In some areas they are popular for regular car rentals. I know, because I’ve gotten them when renting cars on trips with Hertz.

2. Hertz’s issue is that they bought (some of) their Teslas and then Tesla dropped the price of new vehicles significantly. So even if Hertz never rented them out and had them in a showroom, they already have lost money on resale value.

https://jalopnik.com/hertz-tesla-rental-fleet-costs-deprecia...

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