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Mostly true but for fleet vehicles it might not be a great decision. 1) Charging complexity at Hertz, turnaround time for vehicles that are not fully charged.
by infecto 2y ago
Mostly true but for fleet vehicles it might not be a great decision.
1) Charging complexity at Hertz, turnaround time for vehicles that are not fully charged.
2) Body Repairs. Tesla is still notorious for bad repair lead times and costs.
3) 2021 was near peak Tesla pricing.
- amputect 2y ago#2 was definitely a problem for them; Teslas are out of action longer because of the wait times, AND they are more expensive to repair (which means they're more expensive to insure, and some carriers won't cover them at all). Being out longer costs Hertz a lot of money, and having to eat higher maintenance costs on top of that is a brutal double-dip. edit just to add: This is much less of a problem for individual owners; I know people who are still happy with their Teslas, and a single person needing a single replacement car while theirs is awaiting repair is not a big deal. But a car company needing a thousand replacements while a thousand cars are sitting in storage is pretty bad for them.