The president used part of his speech to tout major legislation achieved in his first two years in office, such as the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the more recent Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats last year.
BMW is giving its X5 and X6 crossovers updated powertrains with improved electrification this year.
Facility upgrades and additional equipment will enable production of 3,000 Blue Arc EVs per year.
Hertz said its rental fleet peaked at 428,700 vehicles last year, and that Teslas were 11 percent of its fleet. That means Hertz had fewer than 50,000 Teslas in its fleet — less than half it expected to have by the end of 2022.
The recall covers 2018-2020 Honda Fit hatchbacks and 2019-2022 Honda HR-V crossovers.