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Denver Bets on Rental Cars to Boost EV Adoption
A new partnership with Hertz will allow residents to try electric vehicles before they buy. It will also provide the city with data on where chargers are needed.
A Hertz partnership with Denver will bring 5,200 rental electric vehicles to the city.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergTo help people transition to electric vehicles, what if you start with rental cars? That’s the theory of a collaboration between rental car company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and the city of Denver.
A public-private partnership dubbed Hertz Electrifies will bring some 5,200 rental EVs to the city as part of an effort to ease some of the challenges of electrification.