Hertz’s supercharged Tesla deal could haul us into the electric vehicle age | John Naughton

Hertz’s supercharged Tesla deal could haul us into the electric vehicle age | John Naughton

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/30/hertzs-supercharged-tesla-deal-could-haul-us-into-the-electric-vehicle-age

The firm’s agreement to buy 100,000 cars from Elon Musk’s company could change people’s minds about EVs for good

On Tuesday, Hertz, the car-rental firm that recently emerged from bankruptcy, announced that it had made a deal to buy 100,000 cars from Tesla for what knowledgeable sources estimate to be worth $4bn. On learning this, my first thought was that if this is what insolvency is like, please direct me to the nearest bankruptcy court. My second thought, though, was that this could be a significant moment on the road to wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

Hertz’s supercharged Tesla deal could haul us into the electric vehicle age | John Naughton

Oct 30, 2021, 5:15pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/30/hertzs-supercharged-tesla-deal-could-haul-us-into-the-electric-vehicle-age > The firm’s agreement to buy 100,000 cars from Elon Musk’s company could change people’s minds about EVs for good > On Tuesday, Hertz, the car-rental firm that recently emerged from bankruptcy, announced that it had made a deal to buy 100,000 cars from Tesla for what knowledgeable sources estimate to be worth $4bn. On learning this, my first thought was that if this is what insolvency is like, please direct me to the nearest bankruptcy court. My second thought, though, was that this could be a significant moment on the road to wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).