<story><title>Hertz orders 100k Teslas</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/hertz-orders-100-000-teslas-tsla-stock-soars</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>thehappypm</author><text>Electric cars are actually a very good fit for many rentals. Thinking through my last 5 rentals.&lt;p&gt;A wedding that was 1 hour from an airport, ~100 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A ski trip where I wanted to drive from Denver to my AirBnB near Winter Park Colorado, ~200 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A hiking trip where I needed a second car for a point-to-point car shuttle (New Hampshire!), ~120 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A bachelor party where I needed to drive from the airport to a trailhead then to an AirBnB then back to airport, ~150 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A national park trip to the Grand Canyon, ~500 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;Each of those scenarios would have been 1 full charge of a Tesla round-trip, with the exception of the Grand Canyon. &lt;i&gt;Maybe&lt;/i&gt; not the ski trip since it&amp;#x27;s mountainous and cold weather kills the battery so 200 miles might be a stretch, but I could have trickle-charged at my AirBnB. So basically I can see how many quick rental car needs are met by EVs, plus no dealing with filling with gas!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>quantified</author><text>When you bring a gas car back empty, you get charged heavily.&lt;p&gt;Wonder how the pricing and will be affected by the juice left in when you return it. And how their scheduling manages it.&lt;p&gt;Also, will “FSD” be enabled or disabled? There’s an interesting liability chain.</text></comment>
<story><title>Hertz orders 100k Teslas</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/hertz-orders-100-000-teslas-tsla-stock-soars</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>thehappypm</author><text>Electric cars are actually a very good fit for many rentals. Thinking through my last 5 rentals.&lt;p&gt;A wedding that was 1 hour from an airport, ~100 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A ski trip where I wanted to drive from Denver to my AirBnB near Winter Park Colorado, ~200 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A hiking trip where I needed a second car for a point-to-point car shuttle (New Hampshire!), ~120 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A bachelor party where I needed to drive from the airport to a trailhead then to an AirBnB then back to airport, ~150 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;A national park trip to the Grand Canyon, ~500 miles RT.&lt;p&gt;Each of those scenarios would have been 1 full charge of a Tesla round-trip, with the exception of the Grand Canyon. &lt;i&gt;Maybe&lt;/i&gt; not the ski trip since it&amp;#x27;s mountainous and cold weather kills the battery so 200 miles might be a stretch, but I could have trickle-charged at my AirBnB. So basically I can see how many quick rental car needs are met by EVs, plus no dealing with filling with gas!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nroets</author><text>Electric cars are also a good fit for rental companies for another reason: Their customers want to make a good first impression on customers, new friends and other individuals they rarely see.</text></comment>