Hertz offering "Green Collection"
A new Green Collection of cars from Hertz will feature vehicles with fuel economy ratings of 28mpg or better. Included in the 35,000-car collection will be the Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Buick LaCrosse and Hyundai Sonata. Many of the vehicles also carry EPA SmartWay certification, indicating lower emissions of polluntants and greenhouse gasses. The vehicles can be reserved by specific make and model.
Hertz officials say they're reaching out to specific customer segments with the program. The company already has the Prestige and Fun collections. All can be reserved at 50 major airports throughout the country. More locations will be added.
[Source: Hertz]
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Benson Leung 1:48PM (9/10/2006)
I am disappointed that none of the cars on the list appear to be hybrids (although perhaps the Camry they speak of is the hybrid version)...
I am on an extended business trip and the rental car I was given is a Chevy Cobalt that gets less than HALF the fuel economy that I'm used to in my Prius... Getting about 25 MPG out of a car as small as the Cobalt seems utterly shameful!
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sensitive_man 12:43PM (9/09/2006)
I'm sure this has everything to do with the fact that no none wants to rent an SUV. Regardless, the less fuel consumed the better.
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DPC car videos 1:27PM (9/09/2006)
This is a great thing from Hertz, I know I hate it when I have to refuel the car and return it on thier SUV's.
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