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Number of Cars on Dealer Lots Climbing Higher & Higher Across USA

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:58:28 +0000

Much has been said in recent months about supposedly slumping EV sales growth. As we’ve pointed out on a number of occasions now, EV sales are actually soaring at many automakers in the USA, including at Ford, GM, Rivian, Audi, BMW, and several others. However, it seems there’s a brewing … [continued]

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Surprise, Surprise: Car Dealers Say Biden Moving Too Fast On EVs — Dragging Their Feet Again

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:30:03 +0000

Car dealers have been an issue for electric vehicle sales during this whole modern electric vehicle era. One of the … [continued]

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

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 21:11:19 +0000

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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Solectrac Is Making Sure Dealers Make The Right Pitch

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Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:10:00 +0000

Solectrac, a major player in the electrification of the agriculture and utility sector, is expanding its dealer network while prioritizing the provision of an exceptional digital experience for its dealers and customers. To achieve this, Solectrac has partnered with LeadVenture, a leading provider of online products and solutions, as its preferred website provider for its dealers across the United States.It’s been said before: manufacturers can make the best electric vehicles in the world, but if the salespeople can’t explain them (or, worse, don’t want to explain them) no one will buy them. But if you think that phenomenon only impacts electric cars, you’re wrong — and the pro-diesel bias in agriculture is probably stronger […]

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Dealers Need To Consider Third-Party Training For New EV Owners

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:35:00 +0000

There’s a huge problem in the developing EV industry: EV owners driving off the lot knowing almost nothing about EVs. I know this is a topic I’ve covered several times before, but it’s pretty clear that few of the dealers are listening, so we need to go over this again. Want some proof that this […]

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Chevy Dealership Adds Solar Trackers

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:03:44 +0000

Cutting pollution and global heating emissions in the United States is dependent more than anything else on 1) shifting from fossil fuel powered vehicles to electric vehicles and human-powered transit, and 2) switching from coal and natural gas to solar and wind energy. Auto dealers have had an … interesting … role in the cleantech […]

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