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Tesla loses bid to sell cars in Utah, dealer lobbyists win

Green Car Reports

Tesla has once again been denied permission to sell its cars directly to buyers in the battleground state of Utah. Via a unanimous decision, the Utah Supreme Court handed Tesla Motors another setback this week.

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Tesla takes dealership fight in Utah to state supreme court

Green Car Reports

Utah continues to be a battleground in the state-by-state war between Tesla Motors and state auto-dealer groups. Franchised dealers in multiple states have worked to block Tesla electric-car sales, because they view the company's practice of selling cars directly to customers as a threat to their business model.

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Tesla sales bill in Utah sputters to halt after multiple changes

Green Car Reports

Tesla continues to fight with franchised dealers in multiple states over its practice of selling electric cars directly to customers. One of those battleground states is Utah, where the debate recently took an interesting turn.

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Tesla Utah fight, VW diesel advice, Transportation emissions grow: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Tesla sticks with plans to take its latest dealer fight to the Utah Supreme Court, our latest poll looks at what advice readers would give to friends with Volkswagen diesel cars, and researchers say transportation now accounts for the largest share of U.S. carbon emissions. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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First drive review: The 2020 Vanderhall Edison three-wheeler is a fun way to go green

Green Car Reports

Even a boutique company out of Utah that builds three-wheel playthings sees the writing on the wall. When the all-electric Vanderhall Edison 2 three-wheeler hits dealer lots’ in in.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

The Dealer Son-Nim Experience Our silent, all-electric drive departed New York City and took us over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge onto Staten Island and then on to New Jersey. Genesis is on schedule to have 100+ dealers across the country in the coming years. Until then, Hyundai dealers will handle Genesis sales.

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Right Spec: 2025 Ram 1500

The Truth About Cars

Longtime readers (thanks, both of you) will know I gravitate towards the latter – but doing so this time around would rob us of the Ram’s sumptuous southwest-grade Longhorn interior which looks like a Utah or Arizona landscape writ large. We’ll see if enough customers outside the snowbelt register their displeasure with Ram dealers.&

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