Tesla has launched a rental program letting customers drive one of its cars for three to seven days starting at just $60 per day, plus taxes and fees. The deal comes with perks like unlimited mileage, free Supercharging, and access to Full Self-Driving (Supervised) while you’re behind the wheel.
The only restriction is that rentals must stay within the state where you pick up the car.
Tesla is sweetening the offer with a $250 credit toward a new Tesla if you buy one within seven days of your rental.
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Tesla
- Founded
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July 1, 2003
- Founder
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Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning
- Headquarters
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Austin, Texas, USA
- Owned By
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Publicly Traded
- Current CEO
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Elon Musk
Why Tesla is launching rentals now
Studies show that once people get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle, they rarely go back. A recent Global EV Alliance survey found that 92 percent of EV owners wouldn’t trade their car for a gas-powered one.
Tesla has long focused on getting curious buyers to try its cars. The automaker already offers three types of test drives: a quick spin around the block, a 24-hour drive for overnight use, and a 48-hour weekend experience.
The new rental program is currently available at just a few locations, including Tesla Stores in San Diego and Costa Mesa, California. If it catches on, the service could expand nationwide faster than you’d expect.
How-To Geek’s take
If we were visiting Southern California, we’d seriously consider renting a Tesla over Hertz, Enterprise, or Avis. Standard rental cars might be cheaper, but that usually means tiny subcompact models with almost no comfort or convenience features.
Paying $60 a day for a Tesla Model 3 with all its tech and gadgets seems well worth it. Free Supercharging is a big bonus, too—you know the pain of returning a rental with just a little less fuel than you started with.
Would renting a Tesla make us buy one? Probably not, at least not before trying other EVs on the market. Still, this kind of extended test drive beats a typical 15-minute spin, especially for anyone who’s never driven an EV before.
Source: Global EV Alliance, Teslerati, TopSpeed
Source: www.howtogeek.com
