Showing posts with label Electric Cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electric Cars. Show all posts

May 9, 2014

Missouri May Be the Next State to Ban Tesla Motors

www.alternet.org/environment/missouri-may-be-next-state-ban-tesla-motors
"Missouri is the latest state to try to slip in anti-Tesla legislation without anyone noticing. The "Show Me State" legislature is trying to obscure their actions by slipping through legislation as it current session comes to an end this Spring."

May 5, 2014

Tesla Wants A Gigafactory Or Two Ready By 2017

www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/05/3434367/tesla-gigafactory-three-years/
"Late last week, Bloomberg reported that Musk — the founder and CEO of electric-car-maker Tesla Motors — is close to naming two sites for the project. Tesla has been looking at multiple possible locations in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, and wants to time the gigafactory’s start-up with the release of a new car model aimed more at the average consumer."

March 14, 2014

New Jersey Banned Tesla To Help Out Car Dealers

www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/12/3395091/new-jersey-banned-tesla/
"New Jersey regulators caved to pressure from car dealers and decided on Tuesday to ban automakers that want to sell directly to customers from doing so in the state. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission rushed through a rule change and voted 6-0 to adopt this new regulation that mandates that all new car dealers get a franchise agreement if they want a state license to sell cars in New Jersey."