https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/29/teslas-deal-with-hertz-opens-a-new-frontier-for-the-ev-maker/ > Auto rental giant Hertz gave its strongest signal to the markets that it had resurrected from bankruptcy with this week’s news that it would purchase 100,000 Tesla vehicles for a reported $4.2 billion. Hertz made headlines again two days later, when it said that Uber committed to renting up to half of that order for its drivers. > But the biggest winner in the deal may end up being Tesla — which can leverage its first-to-rental market advantage and inventory constraints facing other automakers to potentially capture a growing pool of EV-curious drivers.