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Hertz announces ‘strategic decision’ to slash EV fleet

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Hertz announced on Thursday in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it has made a “strategic decision” to slash its electric vehicle fleet by 20,000 vehicles. In the filing , Hertz said the figure is roughly one-third of its global EV fleet. ” Bloomberg first reported the filing. ” Hertz inked a $4.2

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Hertz says it will invest some of proceeds from selling Tesla cars back into gas cars

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Back in 2021, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The rental company’s Tesla fleet has been growing over the last few years, and it reported that Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction.

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The real reason Hertz is selling EVs – Charged EVs

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Teslas reportedly make up about 80% of Hertz’s EV fleet, and EVs make up about 11% of Hertz’s total rental fleet. So, why the massive corporate about-face (and loss of face)? It isn’t clear if Hertz means to ditch all its Teslas, or just thin the herd. Hertz cited expensive repairs as one of the reasons for its decision.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments.

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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle

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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle by Noel Adams Mitsubishi has been showing a number of electric cars at auto shows starting in Tokyo back in 2005, they didnt show the most recent iteration, the one that will be the production version, until the 2007 Frankfurt Auto show. The cars are also being fleet tested in Japan.

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DOT, EPA Set National Standards for Fuel Economy and First Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels For Light-Duty Vehicles

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Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 Earlier post.).

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

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The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025.

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