While there haven’t actually been that many Chevy Bolt EVs delivered to buyers to date, several hundred have now been delivered (there were 579 deliveries in December). What do these first owners think of the Bolt EV so far?
Things are heating up in the Tesla vs. car dealership associations fight, heating up quite a bit. The pioneering electric vehicle company very recently filed a constitutional challenge in the Western District of Michigan. In other words, things are going to the federal level, meaning that big changes are a possibility within the … [continued]
We’ve occasionally gotten a bit of pushback here at CleanTechnica from some readers when we point out the fact that GM has not seemed all that keen to market or sell the Chevy Volt. The plug-in hybrid model has still managed to sell pretty well, though, owing to the fact that it’s … [continued]
The Cleveland Heights, Ohio–based car dealership Motorcars Honda was named the first carbon-neutral automotive dealership anywhere in the world at a recent awards ceremony in the city, according to a new press release. The new “Carbon Neutral Award” status was granted by British Petroleum (BP), ironically, at an event “for … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I’ve been planning on trying to do this (with some partners) for quite a while … but I certainly have too much on my plate. Am happy to see quality people are on it and I can cross it off my list. 😉 The “first” cross-brand global sales and … [continued]
Editor’s Note: We already covered the interesting new Sierra Club report showing that auto dealers aren’t too swell at selling electric cars. But the article below from TeslaMondo, who reportedly comes from the auto dealer world, gives perhaps the deepest view I’ve seen yet of why auto dealers are so fundamentally resistant to … [continued]
The most recent Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (for 2015) — a yearly secret shopper review of auto-dealership sales effectiveness — has placed Tesla dead last, well behind pretty much every other auto brand operating in the US. The annual review aims to determine the degree to which auto dealerships (and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Federal Trade Commission will be holding a series of panel discussions on the auto industry on January 19th, with a discussion on the topic of auto-dealer franchise laws being one of the topics. Tesla Motors’ general counsel Todd Maron will reportedly be amongst the … [continued]
http://youtu.be/a7EL7PkxqLk Electric-car buyers are far more likely to rate their experiences at car dealerships negatively than buyers of non-electric vehicles, according to a recent study from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. While it certainly isn’t surprising that there are many people who have a … [continued]
Following up on the many discussions that have been going on regarding auto dealerships and electrified vehicles, one of our readers, Stephen J. Veneruso, suggested that we conduct a survey on the experiences of Nissan LEAF shoppers, since the LEAF is the best-selling 100% electric vehicle and is sold through dealerships. … [continued]
