CGX car nut:
nberry:

A telling sign, Hertz just ordered a 100,000 Tesla’s. 

That decision was made by Hertz’s interim CEO, Mark Field, the twice failed president/CEO of Ford.  I have little idea why Billy Clay Ford thought Field was CEO grade material.  With that in mind, this reeks more of publicity stunt than anything substantial at Hertz.  

People are buying the.m to use for Touro and other private car rental places. They earn tons to money for the owners. People just want to rent them and will pay premium dollars.