Charlotte Council votes 6-3 to drop Tesla from city-approved EV vendors


North Carolina’s Charlotte City Council voted Monday Delete Tesla From the list of approved automakers and the list of automakers for use in the city, there is one support member allegedly as a “safety issue.”

Councillor Lawana Mayfield, who led the effort, has supported such a move for weeks. To WCNC.

Nine Democrats and 11 committees voted 6-3, Company owned by Elon Musk From a list of more than 12 approved vendors as the city is about to buy 45 electric vehicles.

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“When we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, put our employees on these vehicles and use taxes to do that, we also have the opportunity to think about the investments we are making on behalf of our citizens,” Mayfield said according to the exit.

“So it’s not just the particular owner of this product. It’s the fact that this product is falling into multiple lawsuits due to safety issues, and there are multiple concerns.”

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A Tesla retailer on Route 347 in Smithtown, New York fills up lots of new Tesla electric vehicles (John Paraskelbus / Getty Images / Newsday RM via Getty Images)

But one of the no votes, Republican Ed Driggs; I told wfae Removal of Tesla in current environments sets a dangerous precedent of “If there is a reason that is not related to cost and performance of purchased items, then to rule out those.”

“We already There is Teslas in the fleetDrigs said, consumer data shows that Teslas is nearly safer than other vehicles when it comes to safety recalls, according to multiple reports.

Other vendors on the list include local Chevrolet and Ford dealers, Alamo Rent-a-Car and the construction implementation division of Hyundai.

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Democrat Dimple Azimella joined Driggs and Republican Edwin Peacock to oppose the move. Democrats Dante Anderson, Malcolm Gaham, Victoria Watlington, Tiawana Brown and Renee Johnson were on their sides with Mayfield.

Fox Business contacted Tesla for comments but did not receive a response per press time.

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