If you’ve got a lot of electric vehicle (EV) drivers in one place, it’s bound to be a good spot for EV chargers. One such type of location: airports. That’s part of the logic behind the recent announcement from rental car giant Hertz and EV fleet charging operator bp pulse laying out their plan to jointly “develop a national network of EV-charging stations.” The stations, which are expected to be open in the first half of 2023, will be mostly at airports but also at some city-center locations. The first round of chargers will be for Hertz customers, but the companies plan to add more charging sites for use by ride-share and taxi drivers and later to the general public. Hertz brings to the partnership its locations across the US and the thousands of EV’s it’s offering for rent. Bp pulse -- the EV charging arm of the UK-based oil company -- will “ensure Hertz’s growing fleet of electric rental cars are recharged quickly and efficiently between rentals.”

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