Hertz Orders 100,000 Tesla Electric Vehicles For Rental Fleet

Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla Model 3's to be delivered over the next 14 months; Britishvolt setting up 60 GWh battery factory in Quebec; Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions announce JV for a 40 GWH battery factory in U.S.; contract manufacturer FoxConn jumping into EV game with 3 models; Empire Wind taps Vestas as preferred turbine supplier, w/plans to order 138 x 15.0 MW turbines for Empire 1 and 2 projects off New York; HyStor Energy, a team of natural gas storage pros, announces huge green hydrogen production and storage hub in Mississippi by 2025.

1) Hertz to buy 100,000 Tesla Model 3 Sedans for major U.S. markets and European markets, beginning early November.

2) UK-based Britishvolt to build 60 GWH battery plant in Quebec to supply North America's car makers.

3) Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions form new JV to build 40 GWH battery factory, to be operational by Q1 2024.

4) Taiwanese contract manufacturer, FoxConn, the company that makes our iPhones, announces 3 internally developed prototype EVs - an SUV, a Sedan and a City Bus under the Foxtron brand.

5) Empire Wind to buy 138 of Vestas' 15.0 MW turbines for the Empire 1 and 2 projects, 15 to 30 miles off Long Island. Vestas will install and test its 15 MW prototype next year.

6) HyStor Energy, a team of natural gas storage pros, announces intent to build the largest green hydrogen hub in the U.S. by 2025. w/110,000 metric tons of annual H2 output, storing as much as 70,000 tons in underground salt caverns.