One dealership in Arizona is preparing for an electric future by installing charging stations (including one supercharger), purchasing stronger equipment (such as a lift that can handle 18,000 pounds), and is preparing to invest more. According to Whitney Yates-Woods of Yates Buick GMC, electric vehicles “don’t have all the things that we’re so used to doing as a dealership,” but that “We just need to have more technology-based resources and our employees trained up on the technology.” (Source: azfamily.com) Read the original story…
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