This was somewhat surprising—I had only paid for a small sedan (“B”) and the Teslas are fancy
The reason for this, I’ve heard, is that the maintenence costs of electric cars ends up being so much lower. Consumers don’t tend to notice that or take that into account when making their purchasing decisions (yet), but a commercial fleet manager like Hertz will.
But then, why teslas, rather than a cheaper electric car? I’m not sure, it’s possible their batteries are expected to have a longer lifespan or something, or that some deal was made (tesla’s margins have historically been quite large, though they were shrunk significantly this week).
The reason for this, I’ve heard, is that the maintenence costs of electric cars ends up being so much lower. Consumers don’t tend to notice that or take that into account when making their purchasing decisions (yet), but a commercial fleet manager like Hertz will.
But then, why teslas, rather than a cheaper electric car? I’m not sure, it’s possible their batteries are expected to have a longer lifespan or something, or that some deal was made (tesla’s margins have historically been quite large, though they were shrunk significantly this week).