Hertz announced that it was going to order 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, but now it is slowing down its plans to electrify its fleet.
company is far from being able to reach that number still, and it may take a while to get to 100,000, if it even gets there, because it's slowing down its plans to electrify its fleet. During the company'sHertz reported a 13 percent margin for the quarter, which Scherr said would've been"several points higher" if not for the cost challenges associated with EVs.
Scherr said Hertz remains committed to its long-term plan to electrify its fleet, but it's going to pace itself while it looks for solutions to its EV-related issues. The CEO talked about how taking on EVs by other manufacturers like GM could address some of the problems it's facing. He expects Hertz to be able to purchase them at an"appreciably lower price point" than the prices it paid for its Tesla vehicles.
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