{"id":2147894,"date":"2024-01-12T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hertz-selling-fleet-of-electric-vehicles-shifting-back-to-gas-cars\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T18:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T23:34:31","slug":"hertz-selling-fleet-of-electric-vehicles-shifting-back-to-gas-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hertz-selling-fleet-of-electric-vehicles-shifting-back-to-gas-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Hertz ditches electric cars, returns to gas vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhertz-selling-fleet-of-electric-vehicles-shifting-back-to-gas-cars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2147894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tom Brady&#8217;s Hertz Electric Car Ads: A Major Turnoff<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve\u200c despised those \u200cirritating commercials featuring Tom\u2063 Brady endorsing Hertz electric car rentals.\u200c In one of them, the iconic quarterback\u2063 exclaims, &#8220;I just want to go! You know?&#8221; before there&#8217;s a [&#8230;]\n<h3>Hertz Selling Fleet\u200c of Electric Vehicles, Shifting Back to Gas Cars<\/h3>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hertz-selling-fleet-electric-vehicles-shifting-back-gas-cars\/\">Hertz Selling Fleet of \u200bElectric Vehicles, Shifting Back to \u2062Gas Cars<\/a> appeared first on \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Hertz decide to sell off their\u2063 fleet of electric vehicles and return to gas-powered cars, contradicting their high-profile\u200d campaign with Tom Brady endorsing electric car rentals?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tom Brady&#8217;s Hertz Electric Car Ads: A Major Turnoff<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve despised those irritating commercials featuring Tom Brady endorsing\u2063 Hertz electric car rentals. In one of them, the iconic\u200b quarterback \u2064exclaims, &#8220;I just want to go! You know?&#8221; before there&#8217;s a cut to an \u200belectric\u200c car zooming off into the distance. The whole advertisement feels forced and \u2063insincere, \u200das if\u2063 Brady is merely reading off a script without any genuine excitement. But\u2064 the worst part of it all is the recent news\u200b that Hertz \u200dis selling its \u2062fleet of electric vehicles and shifting \u2063back to gas cars.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report\u200b from The \u2064Western Journal, \u2064Hertz has made the decision to\u2063 sell off their electric vehicles and return to gas-powered cars. This announcement comes \u2064just months after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-operative-bill-burton-advising-facebook-whistleblower\/\" title=\"Top Democratic Operative Bill Burton Advising Facebook Whistleblower\">high-profile campaign<\/a> with Tom Brady as the brand ambassador for their electric car rentals. It seems ironic that Brady was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-harsanyi-let-them-drive-teslas\/\" title=\"David Harsanyi: Let Them Drive Teslas\">promoting electric cars<\/a> as the future of transportation, while Hertz is now abandoning them altogether.<\/p>\n<p>This turn of events\u200c raises several questions about the credibility\u200b of Hertz and the sincerity of their partnership \u2064with Tom Brady. If electric cars were truly the future, why\u2063 would a major car \u2063rental company like Hertz suddenly\u2062 decide to sell off their electric fleet? It suggests that their commitment to sustainability \u2064and environmental responsibility was nothing more than a \u200bmarketing ploy. And Brady&#8217;s involvement in this campaign only\u200d serves to tarnish his reputation as a champion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-director-we-worked-to-oust-trump-we-create-propaganda-use-fear-to-pass-climate-agenda\/\" title=\"CNN Director: We Worked To Oust Trump, We Create \u2018Propaganda,\u2019 Use \u2018Fear\u2019 To Pass Climate Agenda\">climate change awareness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s \u200dnot just the decision to go back to gas cars that is disappointing; it&#8217;s the manner in which Hertz handled the situation. There has \u2062been no clear communication from the company about\u2063 their reasons for the shift or any explanation as to why they are abandoning their commitment to electric vehicles. This lack of transparency further erodes trust in the brand and leaves consumers wondering if\u200c there were hidden motives behind the Brady ads.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the timing of this announcement couldn&#8217;t be worse. The\u200d world is facing a\u2064 climate crisis,\u200b with increasing calls for a transition to cleaner and more \u200csustainable forms of transportation. Electric cars offer a viable solution to\u2062 reduce emissions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-spends-4-million-to-study-climate-change-impact-on-nepal-child-labor\/\" title=\"Biden administration allocates M to examine Nepal child labor influenced by 'climate change'.\">combat \u200bclimate change<\/a>. Yet, Hertz&#8217;s decision \u200dto abandon electric vehicles sends a message\u2063 that\u2064 sustainability is not a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady, as \u2063a public figure and athlete with a large\u2062 following, has a responsibility to carefully choose the endorsements and campaigns he aligns himself\u200b with. By\u2064 promoting Hertz&#8217;s electric car rentals, he lent credibility to the brand and \u200cimplied his support\u200d for a more sustainable future. However, with Hertz&#8217;s sudden reversal, Brady&#8217;s involvement now seems disingenuous\u200c and opportunistic.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Hertz&#8217;s decision to sell its fleet of\u2064 electric vehicles and \u200bshift back to gas cars is a major disappointment. It \u200cnot only undermines their \u2063commitment \u2062to sustainability but also raises questions about the sincerity of their\u2064 partnership with Tom Brady. This \u2063turn of \u2063events serves \u2062as a \u200breminder to consumers to approach celebrity endorsements with caution\u2063 and to critically evaluate\u2062 the credibility and intentions behind the brands they choose to support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hertz is ditching electric cars and returning to gas vehicles, despite Tom Brady&#8217;s ads promoting their electric car rentals. 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