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Some People Who Rented a Tesla from Hertz Were Still Charged for Gas


"Last week, we reported on a customer who was charged $277 for gasoline his rented Tesla couldn't have possibly used," writes the automotive blog The Drive. "And now, we've heard from other Hertz customers who say they've been charged even more." Hertz caught attention last week for how it handle...

"Last week, we reported on a customer who was charged $277 for gasoline his rented Tesla couldn't have possibly used," writes the automotive blog The Drive. But of course, this customer's rented Tesla Model 3 didn't use gas — it draws power from a battery — and Hertz has a separate, flat fee for EV recharges. Evan Froehlich returned the rental at 21 percent charge, expecting to pay a flat $25 recharge fee.

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