Hertz and Uber partner up to offer 50,000 Tesla rentals

Hertz and Uber partner up to offer 50,000 Tesla rentals
Hertz and Uber partner up to offer 50,000 Tesla rentals

Hertz and Uber have partnered to launch a fleet of 50,000 Teslas as rental options to the ride sharing app's network of drivers by 2023.

Scheme is part of Uber's aim to be fully electric in the U.S. by 2030 and the tech firm will drivers $1 more for every electric ride as an initiative for them to switch. 

The new initiative, announced Wednesday, is aimed at Uber drivers who don't own their own cars or prefer not to use a personal vehicle for work. 

It will let them rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on November 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington D.C. 

The program is expected to expanding to cities nationwide later in the year, the ride-hail company said in a blog post.

Uber noted that this 'the largest expansion of electric vehicles (EVs) on a mobility platform in North America and one of the largest globally.'  

Hertz and Uber announced plans to launch a fleet of 50,000 Teslas as rental options to its network of rideshare drivers by 2023 starting in select cities on November 1

Hertz and Uber announced plans to launch a fleet of 50,000 Teslas as rental options to its network of rideshare drivers by 2023 starting in select cities on November 1 

The new initiative, announced Wednesday, will allow Uber drivers to rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on November 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington D.C

The new initiative, announced Wednesday, will allow Uber drivers to rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on November 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington D.C

This new program combines 'environmental benefits by reaching rental drivers, who are often looking to offer rides for more hours and more miles than the average driver,' according to Uber which said that many of their ridesharing drivers don't have access to their vehicles. 

The fully electric Tesla rentals, consisting mostly of the electric vehicle company's Model 3 sedan, will be available exclusively to Uber drivers beginning at $334 a week, including insurance and maintenance. But Uber has plans to drop the cost to $299 a week or lower as the program take off. 

Drivers must have at least a 4.7-star rating and completed a minimum of 150 trips to be eligible to rent a Tesla. 

The announcement comes just days after Hertz announced plans on Monday to order

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