Avis Budget Group recently aligned with Link Travel Group in order to seek feedback on the future of Electronic Vehicles (EVs) in the rental space.Avis Budget Group loaned Link Travel Group a Tesla Model Y Electric Vehicle for a week which was driven by various Link Agency Owners and Link Management who all provided valuable insights and opinions that Avis Budget Group will evaluate and use to set future corporate rental strategies.“Link is an innovating group at the cutting edge of the industry, and we were happy to partner with Avis Budget Group on this initiative,” remarked Scott Darlow, General Manager of Link “Several Link agency owners drove the EV and by the end of the week we were able to supply ABG with a comprehensive report on where we believe the corporate opportunities exist.”
“No doubt, sometime in the future corporate policies will mandate preferential use of EVs and we know our partners such as ABG will be ready to fulfil that demand,” Darlow said.
“The leisure travel segment will also play a large part in future EV rentals, and again ABG is positioned to capitalise on these opportunities, as are Link Members”.A spokesperson for Avis Budget Group said the company was very pleased to provide Link Travel Group with the trial period of the Avis Electric vehicles.
“The introduction of Electric Vehicles to the Avis Australia fleet is an important step towards our global goals. It’s our ambition at Avis Budget Group, to play a leading role in the transition towards a more sustainable economy and a fairer, more liveable planet.”
“Internationally Avis Budget Group has one of the largest low-emission car rental fleets and we are building momentum in our transition to hybrid and electric vehicles, giving us clear line of site to our global carbon reduction targets and beyond. For Avis Australia, we have big plans to bring more Electric Vehicles to more Avis locations over the coming years and we are delighted to partner with the likes of Link Travel Group who will be able to confidently recommend our Electronic Vehicles to their corporate and leisure clients”.Lead image: Kurt Knackstedt, Head of Sales – Pacific, Avis Budget Group; Scott Darlow, General Manager, Link Travel Group; Maria Pantazis, Account Manager – Australia, Avis Budget Group and Ashley Halsall, National Sales Manager – Australia, Avis Budget Group.
