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I think it's more that the $4B Hertz order is a big vote of confidence from a big rental car player that signals a higher likelihood of all the other big rental
by grp000 5y ago
I think it's more that the $4B Hertz order is a big vote of confidence from a big rental car player that signals a higher likelihood of all the other big rental car companies (since this made the news, I'm assuming other big rental car companies haven't done so, or at least on that scale, at least for an "ordinary" vehicle, since a quick search shows you can rent a Model S from Enterprise, but only from their Exotic's section) to follow suite, and a potential ensuing continuous revenue flow for Tesla as these rental cars end their life-cycles and need to be replaced. Of course these are all just possibilities, essentially bets.
- csmeder 5y agoAlso: "You know who Hertz CEO is? The former CEO of Ford. And he didn’t order the Mustang Mex-E. He ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3" - @WholeMarsBlog And: "To be clear, cars sold to Hertz have no discount. Same price as to consumers." - Elon Musk So you have the former CEO picking Tesla (with GM, Volkswagen, and Ford losing out) and for the first time ever a rental company is paying full price for a 100,000 order.