Hertz orders 65,000 new EVs in five year deal with Polestar

clock • 2 min read
65,000 new EVs will be delivered to Hertz by 2027. Credit: Hertz
Image:

65,000 new EVs will be delivered to Hertz by 2027. Credit: Hertz

Partnership will give Hertz the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world

On the same day as new data was released confirming the UK saw record electric vehicle (EV) sales in March, car hire giant Hertz has announced it is set to purchase up to 65,000 EVs over the next five...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Automotive

Study: Electric vehicle boom has saved oil-importing countries $20bn since start of Iran war

Study: Electric vehicle boom has saved oil-importing countries $20bn since start of Iran war

New analysis shows electric car fleets in oil-importing countries displaced an estimated 200 million barrels of crude oil demand between March and August

clock 14 October 2026 • 3 min read
Reports: EU to cap imports of hybrid EVs from China to 350,000 annually

Reports: EU to cap imports of hybrid EVs from China to 350,000 annually

European Commission reportedly agrees deal with China aimed at limiting imports of hybrid electric cars into the bloc

BusinessGreen staff
clock 13 October 2026 • 3 min read
'Exciting new era': Jaguar debuts first electric vehicle

'Exciting new era': Jaguar debuts first electric vehicle

JLR confirms production of £130,000 Jaguar Type 01 will begin in Solihull from early 2027

Stuart Stone
clock 07 October 2026 • 2 min read