After Tesla deal, Hertz will add Superchargers to some Valley locations

You'll no longer be asked if you want to pre-pay for the tank of gas in your Hertz rental car — if you get a Tesla, that is.

The rental car company announced Monday that it plans to buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla by the end of 2022.

As part of the electric vehicle investment, Hertz plans to install EV charging stations at Hertz locations in about 65 markets by the end of 2022 and more than 100 by the end of 2023.

"We want to make customers feel not anxious about range anxiety and that they can charge their vehicles," interim Hertz CEO Mark Fields told USA TODAY.

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Hertz provided USA TODAY with the initial list of locations where it will make chargers available:

• Atlanta

• Austin

• Baltimore

• Birmingham

• Boston

• Charlotte

• Chicago

• Dallas

• Denver

• Detroit

• Fresno

• Ft Myers

• Honolulu

• Houston

• Jacksonville

• Kansas City

• Las Vegas

• Los Angeles

• Maui

• Memphis

• Miami

• Minneapolis

• Nashville

• New Orleans

• New York City

• Norfolk

• Oklahoma City

• Orlando

• Philadelphia

• Phoenix

• Pittsburgh

• Portland

• Raleigh

• Richmond

• Sacramento

• Salt Lake City

• San Antonio

• San Diego

• San Francisco

• San Jose

• Seattle

• St. Louis

• Tampa

• Tucson

• Tulsa

• Washington, D.C.

Those are also the locations where Tesla vehicles will be available to rent. The rollout begins in early November and more locations will be added.

"In our initial phase, chargers will not be available to the public," Hertz spokesperson Lauren Luster said in an email.

People who rent a Tesla through Hertz will also have access to Tesla's network of more than 3,000 U.S. "superchargers."

There are nearly 50,000 charging stations across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Each station typically offers several to a dozen or more plugs.

Nearly two-thirds of car shoppers say additional stations would help convince them to buy an electric vehicle, according to a February survey of car owners by car-buying site CarGurus.

President Joe Biden has proposed a major national investment in EV charging stations. His proposed Build Back Better Act would devote $13.5 billion to support new charging infrastructure in publicly accessible locations, outside apartment buildings, workplaces, and underserved areas, as well as to support the electrification of industrial and medium-heavy duty vehicles.

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