According to reports, it was reported on Wednesday local time that Hertz, a car rental company that announced an order for 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla last year, has added the Model Y to its rental fleet, but did not disclose the Models joining the fleet. Y, whether it was purchased under last year’s subscription plan. In the latest report, some foreign media said that Hertz had confirmed to them that the 100,000 electric vehicles ordered from Tesla last year included Model Y, not all Model 3.
But judging from some reports, it will take some time for consumers to lease Model Y through Hertz, and they may start offering Model Y rental services in some selected areas in April.
In October last year, Hertz announced on the official website that they would order 100,000 Tesla electric vehicles to form the largest electric car rental fleet in North America. After the fleet is completed, it will also become one of the largest electric car rental fleets in the world. one.
Hertz also announced at the time that they would partner with seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady to promote electric car rentals to accelerate their commitment to leading the future of mobility and travel.
And just 8 days after Hertz announced the order for 100,000 Teslas, Tesla had already started delivering electric vehicles to Hertz. Although the specific models delivered were not disclosed at the time, from the current situation, they were delivering electric vehicles to Hertz at that time. The delivery was a Model 3.
Hertz ordered 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla at one time, Tesla’s largest order to date, but Tesla did not give a discount for it. Shortly after Hertz announced the subscription plan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on his active social media that the vehicles sold to Hertz will not be discounted in terms of any price, which is the same price that consumers buy. And in November last year, Musk reiterated on social media that there would be no discounts, and revealed that they had not signed a contract with Hertz.