Auto Dealers Lobby To Close Oklahoma Tesla Service Center

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:19:13 +0000

Auto dealers are lobbying to close down a Tesla service center in Oklahoma. I was alerted to this by Tesla owner, Priscilla Sanstead, who tagged me and Sawyer Merritt in a post sharing a screenshot of an email from Tesla’s policy team about the situation. Oklahoma legacy auto dealers want to shut down our OK […]

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Are Auto-Dealership Protection Laws Holding Back Electric Vehicle Adoption?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:54:59 +0000

Everyone who’s been following the story of Tesla is well aware of the war between the iconoclastic automaker and the country’s hidebound auto dealerships. After a decade of highly colorful struggle and strife (which I cover in detail in my history of Tesla), the US is a patchwork of policies regarding Tesla’s direct sales model — […]

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Baton Rouge Dealer Thinks No One Is Interested In EVs

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:51:55 +0000

Baton RougeA Baton Rouge dealer recently gave his thoughts about EVs and explained to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report why he believes there is no interest in EVs in our area. I am in the “Tesla Louisiana – Owners And Dreamers” group on Facebook, where my friend Ann Vail shared the article

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Tesla Withdraws Appeal To Connecticut Supreme Court Regarding Direct Sales Ban

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:44:04 +0000

Tesla has adjusted its strategy in Connecticut. It has quietly dropped its appeal of the state’s franchise dealer law and begun leasing cars at its service facility in Milford.

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How To Buy A Tesla

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 20:00:21 +0000

The Tesla buying experience is unique compared to the typical car buying process offered by Big Auto. There’s no sitting down, negotiating, and sometimes not even a test drive. More on that in a minute. First, there are a few things you should know before walking into a Tesla store. For starters, it is not a dealership

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