Car Sales
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BMW adds standard DC fast charging, satellite radio, and heated front seats to the i3 for 2015.
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GM Lauds Greenest Dealers, Shares Best Practices For Cutting Energy Use
General Motors launches its Green Dealer Recognition program to encourage energy-efficient practices.
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Could Elon Musk's Hyperloop Crack The Texas Tesla Sales Ban?
How Elon Musk's planned Hyperloop test track could become a bargaining chip in the game of direct sales.
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Millennials Own Fewer Cars, Seek Other Ways To Get Around: Report
Millennials are the "multimodal generation," according to a new report.
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Are Republicans Really Behind Tesla Sales Bans? Data Offers Clues
It seems to be a common assumption among Tesla Motors supporters: State auto-dealer lobbyists work with Republican legislators to enact laws banning direct sales of Tesla's electric cars to retail buyers. But is it true? An article last month in The New York Times offers a few data points that may...
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California, Washington Lead All Other States In Electric-Car Ownership Rates
California has close to half the nation's plug-in electric cars.
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Lexus is intrigued by Tesla's company-owned stores.
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New Honda 'Green Dealer Guide' Spells Out Energy Efficiency For Dealership Buildings
Honda translated lessons learned from its green-dealer program into a set of voluntary guidelines.
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Are Hybrid Drivers More Willing To Walk Away From Fuel-Sipping Cars?
Lease-trading firm SwapALease claims more hybrid owners are walking away from their green cars.
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Cheapest Electric Car, Under $10K: Only For Tesla-Hating Car Dealers
A 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car can be had for under $10,000, but only after some complicated math.
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Michigan Anti-Tesla Law 'Unnecessary Protectionism': AutoNation CEO
Never let it be said that AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson doesn't speak his mind. His latest stunner came last week, when he deemed auto-dealer efforts to ban all direct sales by Tesla Motors state by state "unnecessary protectionism." In doing so, Jackson broke ranks with the vast array of auto-dealer...
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Car Dealers Fire Back: Why Negotiating Is Good For Car Buyers (Video)
The National Auto Dealers Association releases a new video on the "benefits of price competition."
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New data shows that only certain hybrid cars save owners money.
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Minnesota Tesla Owners Show Banned Model S To Iowa Electric-Car Shoppers
Suppose auto dealers in a neighboring state pressured their DoT to make Tesla Motors stop giving test drives of its Model S electric car--the same kind it now offers in more than a dozen other states. What would you do? If you were you a group of Tesla owners in Minnesota, you might just take...
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Is Gas Mileage Really The Primary Factor When Buying A Car?
A plastics-industry backed study says fuel economy is the primary factor when buying a car.
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Michigan Gov Snyder Signs Anti-Tesla Bill Called 'Corrupt Politics At Its Worst'
As expected, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder yesterday signed a bill that bans Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to buyers online in the state. The bill removes one word--"its"--from existing state franchise law, which had originally been enacted to prevent franchised dealers from...
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Michigan Car Dealers Slip One Over On Tesla, Ban Direct Sales: UPDATED
A bill banning Tesla's direct-sales model is passed by the Michigan state legislature.
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2014 BMW i3 Lease Deals Appear: $369/Month For Electric Car
It's a pretty standard part of the car-launch cycle: The earliest buyers pay sticker price or more, and then the discounting starts to set in. Accordingly, with the BMW i3 electric car on the market for five months now, we're starting to see more aggressive marketing on the part of dealers. One...
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More-efficient gasoline cars may be curtailing sales of hybrids, plug-ins, and other alternatives.
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Tesla Wins Dealer Battle In MA: Direct Sales, Stores Are Legal
Massachusetts' highest court affirms the legality of Tesla's company-owned stores.
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Why Electric Car Owners Don't Want Gasoline Loaners From Their Dealers
It's often said by electric-car owners and advocates that once you start driving electric, you never want to go back. Now it appears that at least a handful of car dealers are learning that the principle extends even to loaner cars from the dealership. A recent Facebook thread on the BMW i3 Owners...
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2015 Kia Soul EV: Estimated 93 Miles Of Range, Priced Under $35,000 Or $249 A Month
The 2015 Kia Soul EV will arrive in U.S. dealers this fall.
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Life With Chevy Volt: 3 Years & 35,000 Miles Later, It's Over
It was a sad day. After three years, 34,752 miles, roughly 7,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 327 gallons of gas, I said good-bye to my 2011 Chevy Volt last week. Its lease was up, and there was no one left in the family to drive it. I've been at the wheel of a Tesla Model S for the last 18...
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Chinese Production Of Plug-In Electric Cars Finally Starts To Grow
Chinese electric-car production increased by 328 percent through August 2014.
Stephen Edelstein