Car Rental Fleets to Spur Electric Vehicle Uptake

A line of electric vehicles of the model Y during the start of the production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin on March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Two in three Australian drivers would like to hire an electric vehicle before buying one, new research shows.

The study by car rental firm Hertz also found more than half the driving population is considering an electric car for their next ride.