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Tesla Service centers and dealerships now allowed in Vermont
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Tesla will offer sales and service of its electric vehicles at South Burlington site
Tesla has gotten the zoning and law changes it needed to build a store in South Burlington that will both service and sell its electric vehicles.
www.burlingtonfreepress.com
"Lockwood said he has a contact within Tesla who told him the store in South Burlington is expected to open in mid- to late-January"
The guy quoted in the article used to be very active on TMC. I’ve met him IRL a few times. He was pretty well connected to folks at Tesla, as I recall, so I’d tend to agree with his January estimate.Tesla will offer sales and service of its electric vehicles at South Burlington site
Tesla has gotten the zoning and law changes it needed to build a store in South Burlington that will both service and sell its electric vehicles.www.burlingtonfreepress.com
"Lockwood said he has a contact within Tesla who told him the store in South Burlington is expected to open in mid- to late-January"
Although the latest pictures show very little interior progress in the last two months; they still have a lot to do inside!
It’s been a month since the last update on this thread, so I drove by the S Burlington service center today. They painted the entire outside of the building a dark gray. Inside still looks like it has a ways to go but I can see some car lifts have been installed. Doesn’t look like it will open in January.
South Burlington location featured in Electrek!
Note the article says “store wouldn’t open until March 1 at the earliest”
electrek.co
Note the article says “store wouldn’t open until March 1 at the earliest”
The first Tesla store is finally opening in EV-loving Vermont [update]
New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont's first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon.
electrek.co
I swung by on Monday since I was in the area. Still lots of activity going on, although some of the larger construction vehicles/trailers/etc are gone, so hopefully nearing the home stretch!
The sign is also up on Shelburne Road, not sure if that’s new or not.
The sign is also up on Shelburne Road, not sure if that’s new or not.
Another month has passed since my last update. Stopped by the new store today. Looks like a lot of the work is done. Just a guess but perhaps this place could be up and running within another month, maybe? Attached some photos.
Hours have been posted on the door! I will say, the showroom area of the store does seem pretty small, as you can see from my pictures. Looks like they will probably only be able to fit one car inside the showroom, maybe. With how big the building is I'm surprised that they didn't allot some more space to the showroom. Even the service waiting room seems pretty small. The space inside for service and working on the cars looks absolutely massive.
Hours have been posted on the door! I will say, the showroom area of the store does seem pretty small, as you can see from my pictures. Looks like they will probably only be able to fit one car inside the showroom, maybe. With how big the building is I'm surprised that they didn't allot some more space to the showroom. Even the service waiting room seems pretty small. The space inside for service and working on the cars looks absolutely massive.
A friend of mine just made a service appointment @ Burlington for Fri 3/22!
Indeed - congratulations Vermont! Obviously, check with the facility to make sure they are in fact open - it wouldn't be the first time information was posted on the Tesla findus site prematurely.
First Vehicles unload into the parking lot. Test Drives showed on the website for Model Y. Planned opening date is March 18 2024
There's no tax or legal reason (unlike MA), but I wouldn't be surprised if it takes Tesla a while to figure that out.
I have bought 2 cars from VT dealers as a NH resident; no VT sales tax. One dealer was local, so I paid, went to town hall with the paperwork, registered it, and drove home with the permanent plates. The other time they sent me home with a VT temp and UPS delivered the paperwork a few days later.
The day has come! The South Burlington Tesla store opened today, Monday 3/18/24.
www.wcax.com
Vermont’s 1st Tesla dealership opens
Vermont's first Tesla showroom opened Monday in South Burlington.
www.wcax.com
Congrats to all current and future Tesla owners, Vermont finally has a Tesla service center! 
The official grand opening date will be in April, exact date TBD. There is an Olive Garden, Burger King, Grocery store, and a Lowes all within a 2-minute walking distance of the SC, for anyone getting their car serviced.
I'll post some updates I scraped from the Vermont Tesla owners group, its been a good source of info:
"Apparently, Tesla has not yet received its Vermont Dealer’s License. Until that happens, new and used Teslas must continue to be delivered to Vermont customers in Paramus, New Jersey. I’m not sure what the timeframe is on receiving the license, but you can be sure that Tesla is on top of it.
The Teslas that are on the lot in South Burlington are loaner and demo vehicles. You can tell by the Tesla T on the windshields. "
"There is a Cybertruck in the Service Center right now! They will put it into the showroom after close tonight and have it tomorrow!" (Tues 3/19/2024)
"Also was advised NO BODY SHOP but I think he said either Chevy or ford were going to pick it up."
The official grand opening date will be in April, exact date TBD. There is an Olive Garden, Burger King, Grocery store, and a Lowes all within a 2-minute walking distance of the SC, for anyone getting their car serviced.
I'll post some updates I scraped from the Vermont Tesla owners group, its been a good source of info:
"Apparently, Tesla has not yet received its Vermont Dealer’s License. Until that happens, new and used Teslas must continue to be delivered to Vermont customers in Paramus, New Jersey. I’m not sure what the timeframe is on receiving the license, but you can be sure that Tesla is on top of it.
The Teslas that are on the lot in South Burlington are loaner and demo vehicles. You can tell by the Tesla T on the windshields. "
"There is a Cybertruck in the Service Center right now! They will put it into the showroom after close tonight and have it tomorrow!" (Tues 3/19/2024)
"Also was advised NO BODY SHOP but I think he said either Chevy or ford were going to pick it up."
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I stopped in to the new store yesterday afternoon and was able to see the CyberTruck in the showroom, sit in it, and push all the buttons. Very cool to finally see it in person.
Thanks Mike for the info regarding the body shop situation. I wanted to also add that unfortunately they also don't do Vermont State Inspections there. An employee confirmed it. He said if they did then they would have to take all non-Tesla makes and models as well and Tesla doesn't want to get into that business.
Thanks Mike for the info regarding the body shop situation. I wanted to also add that unfortunately they also don't do Vermont State Inspections there. An employee confirmed it. He said if they did then they would have to take all non-Tesla makes and models as well and Tesla doesn't want to get into that business.
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