On Monday of this week it transpired that Hertz, the American car rental company, acquired 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric cars and now you know what caused such a large order.
50 thousand of these vehicles will be rented by Uber for their driving partners to use in the United States. In this way, as of November 1, drivers who do not have a vehicle of their own will be able to rent a Tesla through the Hertz program.
Initially, this Uber benefit will be available in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, DC, with a subsequent expansion throughout the country, which is scheduled for the next few weeks, without a specific date.
In these cities, Uber drivers will be able to pay $ 334 per week (cost that will later drop to $ 299 or less, according to Uber) for a package that includes a Tesla Model 3, your insurance policy and maintenance service.
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To have access to Tesla car rentals, Interested drivers must have a minimum 4.7 star rating and have made at least 150 trips to be eligible. The program will expand across the country in the “next few weeks.”
According to Uber, this measure will be beneficial both for the environment and to increase the profits of drivers, since they will not have to spend on gasoline, in addition to the fact that the company promotes the transition from gasoline cars to electric models, through programs incentives, in which more money is offered to drivers (up to $ 1.50 more each way) if the trip is “Uber Green”.