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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

Teslarati

Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. It was an easy way out. What do you think?

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

Metz and Janelle London finds that state vehicle electrification mandates can withstand legal challenges based on federal preemption if they are based solely on reasons for transitioning to electric vehicles that are within the state's authority. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

Teslarati

17 States have filed a lawsuit with the Federal Court of Appeals, suing to prevent California from banning new ICE vehicle sales after 2035. California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to ban the sale of new ICE vehicles after 2035 tomorrow, but 17 State Attorney Generals have sued in federal court to block the move.

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California’s ICE vehicle ban faces more criticism

Teslarati

California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) recently stated that the sale of new ICE vehicles would be banned after 2035. ” Perhaps the most extreme reaction to the new regulation has come from Virginia. California’s recent announcement of a new ICE vehicle ban after 2035 is facing more criticism outside the state.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

Cars That Think

Emblematic of the hope, faith, perseverance, and drive to overcome systemic legal and social barriers the song encapsulates is the life of self-taught technical genius Lewis H. Both parents were fugitives, having finally escaped enslavement in Virginia after several unsuccessful attempts.

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Tesla Must Alter Electric-Car Buyer Bounties, State Law Says

Green Car Reports

Tesla has come under fire from franchised car dealers in several states for its direct-sales model. Now, Tesla finds itself in another legal bind over a different sales-related issue.

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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

Green Car Congress

The strategy will guide the current 2007-2012 offshore oil and gas leasing program, which was written by the previous administration but found by the courts last year to be legally flawed, as well as the new 2012-2017 program that this administration will propose.

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