The article implied it was the depreciation driving (you see what I did there?) the decision to sell. It’s more complicated that that. Of course a good sale price would be nice, all things being equal. It’s just that it’s not a binary choice.

I’ve been hearing ads to buy a Tesla from Hertz soon after they added them to their fleet. I suspect they have many other reasons why they’re going this route and this isn’t a short term play.