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Multi-brand electric-car dealer to open in Canada after Iceland test

Green Car Reports

With the notable exception of Tesla Motors' company-owned stores, electric cars must compete against internal-combustion models for space and attention on dealer lots. But what if a dealership sold only electric cars, covering multiple brands?

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The Videos Car Dealers Hate: Is It 'Haggling' Or 'Negotiating'?

Green Car Reports

Car dealers often come in for criticism, especially among electric-car advocates and Tesla Motors supporters who have watched state dealership lobbying groups make Tesla''s direct-sales model illegal in a number of states.

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Iowa Dealers Shut Down Tesla Test Drives As Rep Humiliates Them

Green Car Reports

Sometimes you almost have to feel sorry for car dealers--or, more specifically, their ineptness at the public-relations end of their fight against electric-car maker Tesla Motors and its direct Internet sales to car buyers.

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Dealer Chains May Still Hate Tesla, But Now They're Learning From It

Green Car Reports

Auto-dealer groups are fighting Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model in a state-by-state battle, fostering legislation to outlaw the electric-car maker''s company-owned stores, and claiming they''re bad for consumers. However, that doesn''t mean these dealers aren''t also learning from Tesla.

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This Boston dealer is excited about the electric-car future

Green Car Reports

A major challenge for electric-car advocates is finding enthusiastic dealers who are willing to put in the effort to explain and promote them.

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Tesla Wins Dealer Battle In MA: Direct Sales, Stores Are Legal

Green Car Reports

In the state-by-state war between Tesla Motors and car-dealer associations, the electric-car maker has now added another victory to its tally. The ruling by the state Supreme.'

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Tesla Faces Off Against Car Dealers In Another State: Ohio

Green Car Reports

Once more into the fray: Another state''s car dealers are pushing for legislation to ban Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to buyers. And legislators have unexpectedly moved up a hearing on the new law to today, according to a letter from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA].

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