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Sierra Club Survey Says 30% Of US Dealers REFUSE To Sell Electric Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

30% of US car dealers tell the Sierra Club they refuse to sell electric cars. Pretty soon they won't have to because they will be out of business.

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Why Some Car Dealers Resist Selling Electric Vehicles

Electric Driver

The Sierra Club recently conducted a survey revealing that a staggering 66 percent of dealerships had no electric vehicles (EVs) available for sale. This raises the important question: what motivates some car dealers […] The post Why Some Car Dealers Resist Selling Electric Vehicles appeared first on Electric Driver.

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Electric Car Report — Fear & Loathing At NADA Annual Convention

CleanTechnica EVs

Like you, we were shocked last month when the Sierra Club’s 2023 Rev Up electric car report revealed that “Some car dealerships refuse or are still not ready to sell EVs to consumers. Of the 66% of car dealerships that did not have an EV for sale, 45% of those dealers reported they would not

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Tesla becomes the target of Chevrolet National Dealer Council chairman’s EV goals

Teslarati

Keith McCluskey, the Chevrolet National Dealer Council chairman, has his sights aimed high as the veteran automaker increases its efforts to break into the growing electric vehicle sector. Back in 2016, the Sierra Club sent out volunteers to over 300 dealerships across the United States. “We want to beat Tesla on EVs.

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Why Some Car Dealers May Not Like Electric Vehicles

Electric Driver

The Sierra Club recently conducted a survey that revealed that a staggering 66 percent of dealerships did not have any electric vehicles (EVs) available for sale. This raises the important question: what motivates […] The post Why Some Car Dealers May Not Like Electric Vehicles appeared first on Electric Driver.

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Electric-car shopping far too hard; dealers, carmakers can improve, says report

Green Car Reports

Greater electric-car adoption requires both dealers and carmakers to be strongly committed to selling plug-in vehicles. Years of anecdotal evidence from shoppers shows such commitments are often lacking—and that has now been confirmed in a wide-reaching report issued by the Sierra Club.

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How can automakers sell more electric cars? Sierra Club report has suggestions

Green Car Reports

The Sierra Club recently released what it says is the "first-ever multi-state study on electric vehicle shopping experience," and the results weren't encouraging.

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