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Tesla faces battle over direct sales to buyers in Connecticut

Green Car Reports

Another month, another Tesla battle with auto-dealer lobbyists in another state—or so it seems in the company's ongoing battle to sell electric cars online directly to buyers. This time, the action is in Connecticut, where on Monday the legislature's finance committee approved a bill letting Tesla do just that.

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Plugstar continues expansion with Doordash, Kia, and Wells Fargo

Plug in America

Plug In America’s PlugStar electric vehicle dealer training program has greatly expanded in recent weeks with new exciting new programs in partnership with DoorDash, Kia, and Wells Fargo. To date, hundreds of sales staff from 107 certified dealers have participated in the first of four online trainings through the Wells Fargo partnership.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& And the first time the public got to see it was in 1994 in a very exciting debut.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

Green Car Congress

The partner states are California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. This will include working with the automobile manufacturers and dealers to ensure that all plug-in electric vehicle models are available for sale and aggressively marketed in all MOU states. Earlier post.)

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

However, dealers are much less likely to educate you about the fine print that may prevent you from accessing the full $7500 credit. Watch out for car dealers who use phrases like ‘we guarantee you can get you the full $7500 tax credit.’ Finance your EV for less. How our EV Climate Loan works: Pre-qualify in minutes.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

For instance, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that one auto dealer just outside the city specializing in used EVs actively discourages renters from buying them unless they have access to at-home chargers because of the unreliability of public chargers. And if they make an EV purchase, they often regret it.

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Tesla bill for direct sales in CT postponed again 

Teslarati

Lawmakers believe that Connecticut’s Tesla bill isn’t likely to pass this year. A bill supporting direct sales for Tesla has been circulating in Connecticut for some time. Senator Julie Kushner, D—Danbury, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, and CT car dealers attended the meeting. .

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