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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back. EVs are definitely not a want of our guests today.

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Majority of dealers complain US is bringing them too fast into the EV future

Baua Electric

Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. The concerns about dealers have proved warranted. 83 percent of the dealers surveyed said that they believe the federal government is pushing them into EVs too fast.

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How a Ford dealership celebrates tech to instill satisfaction

Baua Electric

“We have a lot of things in our stores — for example, a shop foreman — that help us retain technicians,” Kody mentioned. “It’s more the finding part that’s difficult because everyone is looking, and this definitely set us apart.”

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Bharat Petroleum opens 19 EV charging stations in three southern states

Electric Vehicles India

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) launches 19 EV fast charging stations What is in the store for us? We would definitely like to help the people in the country.” PS Ravi, the Executive Director Incharge (Retail) of BPCL inaugurated these EV fast-charging corridors.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

These broad definitions are written to include all utilities but may inavertently include businesses that install EV charging stations for public use. Legislation was needed to exclude EV charging station hosts from the definition of a public utility. This was primarily due to the classification of utility companies under state laws.

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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Green Car Congress

California’s is the most aggressive regulation to establish a definitive mechanism to meet required zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales that ramp up year over year, culminating in 100% ZEV sales in 2035. The regulation applies to automakers (not dealers) and covers only new vehicle sales.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

I remember one guy who was irate just because he had to drive around us as he left a box store.” The site has definitely been improving with his help.”. This shows you the power of the dealers association in Texas , ” explained Douglass. So, the dealers feel threatened.” “Of Fortunately, things are different now.

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