Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2024

Tesla has been granted a license to sell its vehicles in Kentucky, after being previously barred from certain sales due to its direct-to-consumer model being in violation of legislation requiring vehicle sales to be made through a franchised dealership.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 19, 2021

Tesla has secured a hard-fought win in Connecticut for its planned service center, but its battle for direct sales in the state continues. Unfortunately, Tesla’s approval from the commission promptly faced some legal scrutiny. “I will not walk out with brake parts in hand,” Rechon said.

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Teslarati

JULY 30, 2021

This decision goes against the wishes of the Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association (VADA), which will not plan a legal challenge. Holcomb decided to grant Tesla permission to open the stores based on public opinion. The Tyson’s Corner showroom, which is one of the Northern locations, was granted a license in 2016.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 26, 2024

appeals court, with an appeals court this week ruling that the company can legally dispute Louisiana’s ban on direct vehicle sales. Earlier this month, the company was granted a license to sell vehicles directly in Kentucky , after the state previously had a similar dealership model. Tesla has been handed a win by a U.S.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Tesla has managed to side-step direct sales bans in many states through legal loopholes such as leasing-only models, processing purchases as out-of-state transactions, or simply opening stores in exempted tribal territories where the company’s stores will be exempt from dealership mandates.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too.

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