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Tesla skirts Connecticut direct-sales ban with store in tribal casino

Green Car Reports

Roughly a decade after opening its first company-owned stores, Tesla is still fighting direct-sales bans in some states. In Connecticut, it's skirting one such ban by locating a store in a Native American casino.

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Tesla cuts ties with Connecticut town that rejected potential showroom

Teslarati

Tesla is cutting ties with South Windsor, Connecticut, after the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected the automaker’s proposal to open a showroom in the town. The post Tesla cuts ties with Connecticut town that rejected potential showroom appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The first Tesla store is finally open in EV-loving Vermont [update]

Baua Electric

New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is now open in South Burlington. January 26: The Vermont Tesla store is so not going to open in the latter half of January, as we initially expected. Both Tesla stores are a few hours’ drive each way from Vermont. IT’S HEEEEEERRRREEEE! Get started here. –

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Buying a Fisker in Connecticut

EV Club of CT

Fisker Deliveries Commence Fisker is the latest automaker using the direct sales model to begin deliveries. And like with Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid, they aren’t allowed to open stores in CT. They also seem to. Read more

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The first Tesla store is finally opening in EV-loving Vermont [update]

Baua Electric

New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon. January 26: The Vermont Tesla store is so not going to open in the latter half of January, as we initially expected. Both Tesla stores are a few hours’ drive each way from Vermont. Get started here. –

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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. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. Holcomb also granted Tesla this license.

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

The Truth About Cars

dealer network , giving it stores in several new areas and growing its footprint to 18 dealerships in seven states. VinFast added 12 stores, with new dealerships in Connecticut and Kentucky, five new locations in Florida, and four in Texas. The company recently announced an expansion to its U.S. is the VF 8 SUV.

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