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Connecticut Auto Dealers Celebrate Earth Day With PR & Greenwashing

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The Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association’s public relations firm shared a sweet, heartwarming tweet about Earth Day and their commitment to sustainability and protecting the planet. It’s a beautiful tweet, but, in my opinion, highly misleading.

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Connecticut Dealership Sues Tesla

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In June, Hoffman Auto Group of East Hartford, Connecticut, sued Tesla, the Town of East Hartford, and the development company InSite to try to prevent Tesla from opening a service center in the area.

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Connecticut Supreme Court to hear dealers' appeal over Tesla store

Green Car Reports

The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to take up the case of whether Tesla should have been allowed to operate stores in the state.

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Dealers Hit The Brakes On EVs

EV Club of CT

Proposed EPA Rules Amidst the current contretemps over Connecticut’s stalled efforts to adopt phase 2 of the California emissions standards, known as ACC II/ACT, which stand for Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Truck, Read more

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Tesla Service Center Approved In East Hartford, Connecticut

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Here is some good news for Tesla owners in Connecticut, a state that’s been heavily favoring the whims of dealerships rather than Tesla and other EV makers. The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) of East Hartford has voted unanimously to approve Tesla’s application to build a service center, the Journal Inquirer reports.

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Dealers Are Preventing Ford From Competing With Tesla

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If Ford, or any legacy automaker for that matter, really wants to compete with Tesla, the dealers need to get out of the way. For example, in Connecticut, a local paper, The Day, published […]. I read an article by Jalopnik which echoes what I’ve been saying for some time now. I’ve written about this extensively.

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The Average Dealership In Connecticut Sold 1.3 EVs In 2020

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Connecticut State Senator Will Haskell shared some interesting dealership facts on Twitter this week. Senator Haskell is pro-EV, anti-carbon emissions, and is pretty neutral on how the cars are sold.