Electric cars aren’t coming, they’re already here. That was the message sent by both the Biden administration’s massive EV charging bill and, more importantly, the all-new, all electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup when it made its debut earlier this year, and America’s franchise car dealers have received the message loud … [continued]
Tesla is not allowed to sell its cars in some states of the USA. That is, it can’t open “dealerships.” Sometimes, even service centers are prohibited. That is unfortunate for Tesla and its (prospective) customers. But as many people are aware, all laws have loopholes.
The telephone should have been an instant hit. It revolutionized human communication overnight, and yet it took decades to catch on. AT&T president Theodore Vail blamed meager sales on public ignorance. No one knew how to use the phone, he said.
As the years transition, lists of EVs coming to market in 2019 are omnipresent. But there is a problem with those lists. First, they are mainly for the USA market, and second, the availability of those new models is not great — only in California or a handful of “zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) states,” or some other very limited supply formula.
The Colorado Solar Project 2020 seeks to encourage Colorado auto dealers to add solar power systems to their dealership facilities before the federal tax credits begin dropping at the end of 2019.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Things seem to be heating up between Tesla and various auto-dealer associations around the country lately, with a number of new lawsuits and public complaints going through in recent days. Amongst those is a new complaint from the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association that alleges that Tesla … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. In a situation that’ll seem downright ridiculous to many, it appears that the state of Indiana is seriously considering locking Tesla out of the state — with a real possibility that Tesla will be prohibited from holding a dealer license in the state after 2017 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The ongoing legal battle between Tesla Motors and various groups in Michigan concerning the ability of the electric auto manufacturer to sell directly to consumers — thereby bypassing the car dealerships — has taken an interesting new turn. The company has gone ahead and revealed … [continued]
Originally published on GAS2. A new study by Eric Cahill for the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis says the biggest reason that EV sales aren’t higher is that conventional car dealers don’t want to sell them. Margins on the cars are razor thin, so there … [continued]
More EV news for the EV obsessed (… to supplement EV stories already published on CleanTechnica): French EV Sales Numbers For September 2015 The figures for electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in France during the month of September 2015 are now in. They don’t really provide any surprises, but they’re probably … [continued]
