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Lucid files lawsuit against Texas over dealership rules

Teslarati

In a lawsuit filed in Austin, the luxury electric vehicle maker claimed that by requiring businesses to sell their goods through established dealerships, Texas is engaging in anti-competitive behavior. Lucid, for its part, has not issued a comment about the matter as of writing. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Quick Charge Daily Pod: Polestar 3 variants, new EV Caddy, more

Baua Electric

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): First Stellantis EV in the US draws strong interest from dealers Cadillac teases new Opulent Velocity performance EV concept, is it too little too late?

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Texas now offering $2,500 EV rebate for Tesla’s Model 3, Y and S units

Teslarati

Texas is one of a handful of states that prohibits direct vehicle sales, meaning that Tesla is not allowed to sell its EVs in the state without doing so through a franchise, dealer or third-party retailer. Texas is also the headquarters of Tesla’s operations, and it has built a huge “Gigafactory” in Austin.

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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

Electric Auto Association

The 28 privately-owned and 5 dealership-owned electric vehicles (EVs) were viewed by well over 100 EV enthusIasts in a parking garage at the Austin Landing retail center between Dayton and Cincinnati. The EV curious were clearly excited to sit in the wide range of vehicles and were quick to pose a host of questions to owners and dealers.

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New York trial lawyer joins Tesla’s hardcore litigation team

Teslarati

Mehes joined Tesla as an associate general counsel for litigation in Austin, TX, Bloomberg Law reported. One way Tesla is actually fighting for consumer rights in my own state is by recently suing the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, multiple officials on the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, and some dealerships.

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

Green Car Congress

Austin, Texas; and the New York City metropolitan area later this year. The Texas utilities include: Austin Energy, CenterPoint Energy, CPS Energy, Oncor, and American Electric Power. Consumers can request to be contacted when dealers have available Volts in their area. Earlier post.). The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

Green Car Congress

Twelve of the 26 metropolitan areas have six or more city-level actions in place to promote electric vehicles: Ann Arbor, Indianapolis, Boulder, Fort Collins, Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, Seattle, Portland, San Jose, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco.

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