Hertz makes the boldest move the rental car industry has seen in years by ordering 100,000 Tesla Model 3’s. Plus: not one but three new paint colors emerge for Giga Berlin, Model 3 is taking over all of Europe, and more!

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P.P.S. Check out the full JB Straubel interview I played a few clips from here.