Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday said it is launching a new partnership with rental car company Hertz to offer 50,000 Tesla Inc. vehicles as a rental option to its ride-hail drivers by 2023. Uber drivers can rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington DC, with the program later this year expanding to cities nationwide, the ride-hail company said in a blog post. The Tesla rentals, consisting mostly of the electric vehicle company’s Model 3 sedan, will be available exclusively to Uber drivers and start out at $334 a week, including insurance and maintenance. Uber said the rental cost would drop to $299 per week or lower as the program expands in the coming year. Uber’s announcement comes just days after Hertz on Monday said it would order 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022. News of the biggest-ever …