Uber, Hertz Deal Will Put 50,000 Tesla Model 3 Rental Cars into Ride-Sharing Fleet
Uber drivers can pay $334 a week to rent a Tesla from Hertz in a pilot program expected to expand across the U.S. by 2023. BY LAURA SKY BROWN OCT 27, 2021 UBER Uber has announced it is partnering with Hertz to offer 50,000 Tesla EVs as rentals for ride-sharing drivers over the next two years. The pilot program will start November 1 in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., but will expand to other U.S. cities Hertz just agreed to purchase more than $4 billion for 100,000 Tesla Model 3 cars in a deal announced Monday. Uber Technologies issued an announcement today that it will offer Teslas to its ride-sharing drivers to rent for a flat monthly fee that will include insurance and maintenance costs. The company will source the Teslas, which Reuters reported will be "mostly" Model 3 cars, from rental giant Hertz. Hertz itself just inked a deal to buy 100,000 Teslas to add to its rental fleet by the end of next year. GREEN EXPECTATIO...