Hertz, one of the largest car rental firms in the world, says it has teamed up with BP Pulse to install a US national network of EV charging systems primarily for Hertz and its customers. Remember the days when you had to return your rental car with a full tank of petrol or they filled it at an extortionate rate? Could we now see this extended to charging? The two companies will build the system around the existing BP Pulse ‘Omega’ fleet charging and energy management software. This deal takes the form of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and we believe there will be many more of this type of deal – all rental firms now see it as inevitable…