>Tesla has an 8-year, 100,000 mile warranty on its battery packs, and there’s still a good bit of that battery warranty remaining on this particular car, assuming Tesla will honor it on a used rental car.

This feels like a load-bearing assumption that makes or breaks the thesis of the article that deserves more than being an assumption.

The model 3 warranty on Tesla's website does say that it covers ownership transfer, but who knows what language is in the Hertz purchase agreement.