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I wonder the pricing.



Tesla doesn't seem to have any problem with demand so I would speculate they're paying the advertised price.


It was said elsewhere that Hertz payed full list price for these, but is getting some help from Tesla in setting up their charging infra.


The other price to wonder about is that of the rental vs ICE vehicles.

While I daily-drive an EV, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want one for a rental just yet. Charging infrastructure isn't quite to the point that you can teleport to some random place and not need to think at all about anything. Tesla is closer to that than anybody else.

I also tend to just drive more when I'm traveling, and so the range limitations will be much more meaningful under those circumstances than normal. My Bolt gets me about 240-280 miles of real driving per charge and it's totally fine for everything I normally do.

Of course I applaud Hertz for supporting consumer choice in this regard. Different folks will have different needs on different trips, myself included.




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