As Hertz expands its electric vehicle fleet, the largest EV rental fleet in North America, the rental car giant is also working to promote EVs to customers.
Hertz recently hosted an EV test drive event at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) which gave drivers a chance to test drive an EV and see the newest EV models from Tesla, Chevrolet, Polestar and Kia. Hertz says additional in-person test drives are being planned at Hertz locations across the U.S. later this year.
Hertz is also running a Hertz Go Electric promotion. It runs through Labor Day and provides customers with one free rental when they rent an EV for two or more days. (You'll have to book by and pick up through September 6th, 2023.)
"We are thrilled to offer our customers a range of rental vehicles at a variety of price points, including this exciting next generation of automotive technology," said Laura Smith, Hertz Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Customer Experience. "For customers who are curious about electric vehicles, there's no better way to experience one than with a test drive at Hertz, which has the largest rental fleet of EVs in the U.S."
Earlier this year, Hertz announced it had made a deal to buy up to 65,000 Polestar electric vehicles over five years, initially orders will involve Polestar 2. They'll be available in late 2022 in North America.
Hertz says it has tens of thousands of EVs available for rent at more than 2,000 locations across 44 states. The company also says nearly 50,000 drivers on the Uber platform have rented electric vehicles from Hertz so far as part of its partnership with the rideshare company.
To learn more about driving an EV and where to rent one at a Hertz location, visit Hertz.com/EV.
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