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Hertz and Polestar partner to expand EV fleet

By David Sickels
April 11, 2022

Hertz and Polestar have announced a partnership that includes purchasing up to 65,000 EVs over five years. Availability is expected to begin in Spring 2022 in Europe and late 2022 in North America and Australia.

The partnership with Polestar builds on Hertz’s announcement last year to offer its customers the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world. Polestar reported that it nearly tripled volumes in 2021 and anticipates more than doubling volumes again this year. Polestar expects volumes to reach 290,000 vehicles per year by the end of 2025.

Hertz will initially order Polestar 2 model vehicles.

asTech expands remote OEM solutions to include Tesla

asTech’s diagnostic devices now offer over 99% coverage for authentic remote OEM scans on Tesla vehicles.

By Christian Hinton
November 19, 2023

asTech, a Repairify company involved in remote diagnostics, calibrations, programming and automotive intelligence for the collision and mechanical repair industries, announced an expansion of its remote OEM solutions to now include remote OEM scanning support for Tesla vehicles.

asTech said its diagnostic devices are now able to complete authentic remote OEM scans for virtually every Tesla vehicle (over 99% coverage). The company said this update continues to demonstrate the power and adaptability of asTech’s technology, as well as its dedication to ensuring customers are ready for the future of collision repair.