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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

Teslarati

Fisker is scrapping plans for direct sales to customers. The startup is now turning to auto dealerships for sales and services. We decided we would rather give that money to a dealer so that we could expand faster,” said Henrik Fisker, the CEO, President, and Chairman of the EV startup.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Green Car Congress

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Only three North America-focused studies exist as of 2017.

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 stripped of basic features, sold at dealership

Teslarati

Moreover, after some investigation, the vehicle also seems to lack a complete battery temperature management system, which is crucial for a vehicle sold in Canada, as this model was. Dealership thought the vehicle had it as well. “I just bought an Ioniq 5 with no DC charge port/level 3. Any suggestions on upgrading?”

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

Green Car Congress

Reviva is the largest privately held diesel engine remanufacturer in North America and its engines are available at most aftermarket truck component suppliers and large truck dealers in the USA and Canada. In addition to being the vehicle integrator, Vander Haag’s, Inc. Vander Haag’s, Inc.,

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. Are those paltry sales the result of Mitsubishi's puzzling major refresh of the body for '04, which made the car look like a bloated Lancer ?

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Denali National Park to use Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid buses to transport park visitors

Green Car Congress

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. —David Brosky, vice president for sales of Lightning Hybrids.

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AutoCanada says used-vehicle area has ‘wide-open runway’ to develop

Baua Electric

isn’t getting out of the new-vehicle industry, however the dealership staff that owns 83 franchised retail outlets in Canada and the USA is leaning at the older aspect of its operation to develop gross sales and grant a hedge in opposition to ongoing turbulence within the new-car marketplace. AutoCanada Inc. dealerships.