Tesla has also opened showrooms on tribal land before to bypass laws in states that limit or prohibit direct sales of cars from automakers. Tesla Senior Policy Advisor Zack Kahn speaking during the grand opening ceremony, while Mohegan Sun President and CEO Jeff Hamilton watches.

Thirty-eight percent of Connecticut’s greenhouse gas emissions are transportation-related, and that is a serious problem for environmental and public health, said Executive Director of the CT League of Conservation Voters Lori Brown, speaking during the grand opening ceremony. “As the need to mitigate climate change grows more urgent, so does the need that Connecticut residents have access to electric vehicles,” he said. To meet the state’s emissions goals by 2030, the state will need to have 20% of v ehicles be electric vehicles. Kahn also said less than 1% of vehicles on Connecticut’s roads are electric vehicles. What to know about EV vehicles in Connecticut This partnership helps change how the public experiences electric vehicles, “which can foster cleaner air, sustainable economic development in eastern Connecticut, and better Connecticut for all,” Telsa Senior Policy Advisor Zack Kahn said, speaking during the grand opening ceremony. A row of Tesla cars awaiting their new owners on Wednesday at the Sky Valet at Mohegan Sun.

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