Hertz goes electric in NYC on December 15

From the New York Times: Early adopters unwilling to drop around $32,000 on a new Nissan Leaf will be able to rent that and several other electric cars from Hertz as soon as next week. On Monday, Hertz announced it would be adding electric cars and plug-in hybrids to its urban and college fleets worldwide, starting with New York City, where they’ll be available in Connect at Hertz car-sharing locations beginning Dec. 15.

Hertz has begun taking reservations for electric cars at Hertzev.com. The rental company is planning to offer the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Smart electric drive, Nissan Leaf, Coda sedan and Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid to Connect customers. Hundreds of electric and plug-in hybrids will enter company fleets through the Hertz Global EV initiative over the next few months in New York, Washington and San Francisco, Hertz said. International rollouts are also planned in Britain and China.