Hertz to sell of 10,000 more EVs than originally planned

The Hertz Co. has upped the number of electronic vehicles it plans to cut from its fleet.

In its first quarter earnings statement released last week, the Estero-based rental car giant said it would now sell off 30,000 of its electric vehicles — 10,000 more vehicles than what it originally announced in January.

The selloff comes almost two years after the company made a big splash announcing it was buying 100,000 cars from Tesla, buying 65,000 from Swedish automaker Polestar and installing 3,000 charging stations nationwide.