Mythopoeika
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Yeah, it's not healthy to breathe in the fumes....and we will all be back buying petrol and diseaseal
Yeah, it's not healthy to breathe in the fumes....and we will all be back buying petrol and diseaseal
Hertz said it would sell the vehicles over the next year and expected to take a $245m (£193m) hit as it reversed plans to massively expand its electric car fleet.
The company is selling off a range of makes and models but is expected to offload thousands of Teslas. More than 600 are already listed for sale on its used car website. Three years ago, Hertz announced plans to buy 100,000 Tesla electric cars, a move that pushed Tesla's market value beyond $1 trillion.
Hertz, which sells used cars directly on its website, was selling Tesla Model 3 vehicles for as low as $17,700 this week, less than half the $38,990 price of a new model. The vast majority of electric cars currently listed for sale are Teslas although it said the sale of 20,000 cars would “cover multiple makes and models”.
Ouch . . . I bet that Hertz!Hertz sells off 20,000 electric cars as drivers stick with petrol
US rental giant Hertz is selling off thousands of Teslas as weak demand forces it to replace 20,000 electric cars with petrol-powered vehicles.
Hertz said it would sell the vehicles over the next year and expected to take a $245m (£193m) hit as it reversed plans to massively expand its electric car fleet.
Hertz said renting out electric cars had proved to be less profitable than traditional vehicles and the cars had also come with higher repair costs.
Drivers also still want petrol or diesel-powered cars. Hertz said it would “reinvest a portion of the proceeds from the sale of EVs into the purchase of internal combustion engine vehicles to meet customer demand”.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/new...cars-as-drivers-stick-with-petrol/ar-AA1mP69N
maximus otter
I think that says it all, really.Hertz sells off 20,000 electric cars as drivers stick with petrol
US rental giant Hertz is selling off thousands of Teslas as weak demand forces it to replace 20,000 electric cars with petrol-powered vehicles.
Hertz said it would sell the vehicles over the next year and expected to take a $245m (£193m) hit as it reversed plans to massively expand its electric car fleet.
Hertz said renting out electric cars had proved to be less profitable than traditional vehicles and the cars had also come with higher repair costs.
Drivers also still want petrol or diesel-powered cars. Hertz said it would “reinvest a portion of the proceeds from the sale of EVs into the purchase of internal combustion engine vehicles to meet customer demand”.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/new...cars-as-drivers-stick-with-petrol/ar-AA1mP69N
maximus otter
It is mainly the lithium ones that go up in flames.Are there any electric batteries that don't burst into flames? Are there any cars?
Two buses going up in flames in such a short time cannot be coincidence. Are they both from the same manufacturer?
I think it more a case that Hertz fell for the hype.I think that says it all, really.
Hertz gave it a fair try.
You'd have thought they would have done a small-scale trial first, to test its viability... but no, they slammed the money down and bought 20,000 vehicles. Not very businesslike!I think it more a case that Hertz fell for the hype.
If I was the boss I would have bought some electric cars to keep those happy who for what ever reason want electric but to buy 20,000? If I hired a car it definitely would not be electric.You'd have thought they would have done a small-scale trial first, to test its viability... but no, they slammed the money down and bought 20,000 vehicles. Not very businesslike!
It also highlights a major problem with the current 'plan' Transmission losses. it would make so much more sense if people as far as possible generated their own electricity where it is practical - solar panels on every roof, small scale windmills or water mills where the environment permits.Most amusing ... quite to point.
But could the picture be changed to show increasing efficiency within the system?
I don't see it as an either/or idea.
I guess some 'Bright Spark' thought that one up without thinking about the problems that might be created in charging them up before the hire!It’s a pretty crazy business model in the first place. Surely you’d want a rental car to be available as soon as possible. Think of the downtime charging thousands of these things.
I think that says it all, really.
Hertz gave it a fair try.
Probably relied entirely on A.I. for that!I wonder if they did any market/customer research.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/16/tesla_owners_in_deep_freeze/Not all batteries like subzero temperatures
This week's frigid winter conditions in North America exposed the shortcomings of certain electric vehicles, particularly Teslas.
In the Oak Brook suburb of Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures have routinely dipped way below freezing, local media reported public charging stations turning into "car graveyards" because motorists were unable to power their vehicles.
"Nothing. No juice. Still on zero percent, and this is like three hours being out here after being out here three hours yesterday," Tesla owner Tyler Beard told Fox 32.
He wasn't alone. Dozens of cars were reportedly lined up and abandoned at the Tesla supercharging station in Oak Brook along with multiple charging stations around Chicago.
"This is crazy. It's a disaster. Seriously," said another Tesla driver, Chalis Mizelle, who had to ditch her ride and get picked up by a friend because the car wouldn't charge.