The District Commission issued a land use permit to Tesla today for the Tesla automobile sales, service and distribution center, located at 218 Hannaford Drive in South Burlington, Vermont. Woohoo! Now lets see how fast Tesla can get the place up and running!
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Tesla Service centers and dealerships now allowed in Vermont
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They have three weeks to get this place up and running, so I don’t have to drive to Paramus 
Now the question is, does VT issue temp tags or will I need to still drive from ME to NJ in the future?
Yes, they do. We bought a used Outback from a VT dealer in 2020, they sent us home with a temp VT plate and all the paperwork (minus the title). We took the car home on Saturday; the title was sent via UPS overnight when the office opened Mon/Tues.
However, I did get pulled over by a NH Trooper for speeding in the car before I put a NH plate on it (50 in a 35; missed the speed zone sign). He let me go with a warning, but said a NH resident needs a NH plate (temp or permanent) to operate the car in NH. According to him, I could be sited for operating an unregistered vehicle.
WCAX: Tesla dealership plans get green light by South Burlington City Council
“The expectation is that work will begin by the end of spring, with an opening goal in the late summer or early fall.”
“The expectation is that work will begin by the end of spring, with an opening goal in the late summer or early fall.”
Excellent! Hopefully I can pick the Cybertruck up there this Winter. Only a few miles through NH into Franconia. Will sneak in during cover of night.
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Welcome to the 21st century.Just found out about this today.... apparently Tesla was blocked from opening a dealership or service center in Vermont. That is, until June 7 2021, when the Governor signed S.47 into law. Hopefully now Tesla will open a dealership or at least a service center in the green mountain state.
ACTION TAKEN BY GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ON LEGISLATION - JUNE 7, 2021
An act relating to motor vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and warranty or service facilities
Last Recorded Action House 5/21/2021 - Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021
Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly.
S.47 has been dubbed the “Tesla bill,” because it would open the door for Tesla, Inc. — the California-based maker of a popular line of high-end electric cars — to run its own shops in Vermont through which it could sell and service vehicles directly.
‘Tesla bill’ would allow electric car giant to open direct-to-consumer shops in Vermont
Tesla maintains that its high-end electric cars must be sold directly by the company rather than through third-party dealers, the way most cars are sold in the U.S.vtdigger.org
Besides allowing electric car makers to open consumer-direct stores, the legislation would place those operations under the same regulations that apply to third-party dealers. It would further bar car companies that don’t make electric cars from opening consumer-direct operations.
Anyone heard of any updates regarding the pending South Burlington Service Center? It seems it may be running behind schedule. From the WCAX news article back on April 29th they stated "work to begin at the old Hannaford's on Shelburne Road before summer". I drove by the other day and there is no sign of any work being done, at least from outside the building. Even if they were working on the inside of the building you would expect there to be some equipment of signs of work from outside. That same article stated "an opening goal in the late summer or early fall." Questioning whether that is possible at this point. Come on Tesla!
So it looks like there finally might be some activity now at the site of the new Vermont Tesla location. I drove by the old Hannaford building today and saw multiple dumpsters full of construction debris, porta-potties on site for construction crews, lights on inside and people working inside on boom lifts, and a couple of Electrician work trailers outside (pictures attached).
Hopefully this means Tesla is moving in and things are progressing. Strange though that I don't see any jobs listed on Tesla's Careers page. In fact VT is not even an option in the State drop down.
Hopefully this means Tesla is moving in and things are progressing. Strange though that I don't see any jobs listed on Tesla's Careers page. In fact VT is not even an option in the State drop down.
Can't come soon enough. A/C died today, and I'm not looking forward to a 4 hr round trip to get AC (and, therefore, Supercharging) working again.
Without a nearby service center (and a real steering wheel, no stupid yokes), my next car definitely will NOT be another Tesla.
Without a nearby service center (and a real steering wheel, no stupid yokes), my next car definitely will NOT be another Tesla.
It is now - https://www.tesla.com/careers/search/?site=US&state=VTIn fact VT is not even an option in the State drop down.
Today's listings for VT:
| Mobile Service Technician | Vehicle Service | South Burlington, Vermont |
| Service Technician | Vehicle Service | South Burlington, Vermont |
| Service Advisor | Vehicle Service | South Burlington, Vermont |
| Operations Advisor | Sales & Customer Support | South Burlington, Vermont |
| Tesla Advisor | Sales & Customer Support | South Burlington, Vermont |
No apparent progress in the 2 months since @DanoVT3's update above. Taken last night, just after sunset. The excavator is inside the building (they dug up a section under the slab):
I was on the phone with Latham service today. Sounds like the target for S. Burlington is sometime in Q124.
So it's been two months since the last update - can anyone in the area stop by and give us an update? It's a 3 hour round trip for me. Although it does give me an excuse to stop by The Alchemist for some Focal Banger on the way.
Site is on the north side of Hannaford Drive (old Hannaford store) across the street from Lowes, South Burlington:
Site is on the north side of Hannaford Drive (old Hannaford store) across the street from Lowes, South Burlington:
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This photo was shared yesterday on Facebook... Just the one photo with text expressing an optimistic view of it opening soon. Personally, I think it likely still has a ways to go.
So, I just heard project target completion is February or March (2024). That of course could slip, but that's the current target. Not sure how construction completion will line up with opening as that's obviously dependent on Tesla to staff the location, etc....
At least no slip from my conversation with Latham 2 months ago.
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