Virginia proposes state-tax rebate up to $3,500 for electric-car purchase

Virginia State Capitol, Skip Plitt/C'ville Photography [CC BY-SA 3.0]Virginia is for lovers—and it may soon be for lovers of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, too. Virginia House Delegate David A. Reid [D-32nd] has proposed a bill, expected to hit the House floor Wednesday, that would see buyers of electric vehicles receive a state-tax rebate of up to $3,500. Currently, Virginia's green-car incentives are...

Tesla a ‘predator,’ dealer lobby howls; second VA store OKed anyway

Tesla Store opening in Westfield Mall, London, Oct 2013The Virginia department of motor vehicles ruled yesterday that Tesla is eligible to open a second retail store in Virginia, in the state capitol of Richmond. Virginia franchise laws prevent automakers from operating their own dealerships, but the state's Department of Motor Vehicles can grant special dispensation to companies that have no...

VA to deny Tesla a store license; dealers say they want to sell Teslas

Tesla Store Los Angeles [photo: Misha Bruk / MBH Architects]Tesla Motors recently had another setback in its fight with Virginia's franchised car dealers over direct sales of its luxury electric cars. Over the past several months, Tesla has battled dealers and their lobbyists in the state over plans to open a second company-owned store. Now, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is recommending against...