Welcome to this edition of the Rosedale Chevrolet EV News

Federal Tax Credit

There was news out of Washington late last week about a “Tax Reform” bill being proposed by Republicans that would eliminate the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit program as of December 31st, 2017. This proposal has sent shockwaves throughout America and has pushed up timelines for prospective EV buyers. While I will not discuss my personal views about the proposal, I will tell you that we are able to do a few things to help:

Factory Orders may be placed for another week or so and we can guarantee that you can sign your paperwork prior to the end of the program.
I can always try to acquire EVs from other local dealers as part of the great relationship Rosedale Chevrolet has developed.
We have access to hundreds of BoltEV and Volts across the country.

If you would like to ensure that you can qualify for the tax credit, now is the time to get your order into Chevrolet and/or place your order with me.

Sales Data

October EV sales data brought some surprising improvements and shocking declines in the monthly figures. BoltEV sales jumped resulting in more BoltEVs being delivered than all Tesla Models combined. BoltEV and Volt figures topped all of Tesla, Nissan and Toyota EV’s combined. We saw a slight uptick in BoltEV deliveries while Volt slipped a bit. With it’s current pace, BoltEV is likely going to end 2017 as the #1 sold EV in America!

Free EV Charging @ Rosedale Chev

Rosedale Chevrolet is proud to offer more public EV charging capability than any other Minnesota Dealer. We offer free charging for all brands of vehicles to the public absolutely FREE. You can use one of five 32amp Level-2 Chargers with J-1772 plugs on the south side of our building, a DC Fast Charger with CCS plug on the south end or a 16 amp Level 2 on the west side. We also pledge to put at least a little charge onto every EV that runs through our service department. If you encounter our chargers in use or blocked, please see Dave Troy or Roger R in the sales department.

Rosedale Chev is going Solar

Rosedale Chevrolet is looking at options to add solar to our building. So far, we have heard from one provider who proposed 244kW installation producing over 292,000 kWh every year. This array would save us $23,000+ yearly. We are interested to see/hear a couple of additional proposals from local solar vendors. If you know somebody who should offer us a bid, please let me know or ask them to call me directly.

Chevrolet EV Leadership

Receiving national recognition wasn’t the goal when we decided that we wanted to be an electric vehicle destination. Our goals were simple: We realized a potential to put a lot of EVs on Minnesota roads, increase sales overall and to help our world. The growing results have been exciting to be a part of and you are a part of this.

Rosedale Chevrolet is the #1 Chevy EV Dealer in the greater midwest. Roger R is an EV Leader in MN and David Troy is the #1 Chevy EV Salesperson outside of California. We have an EV Certified Service Advisor, three Certified EV Techs and a fully supportive Service Manager. We also have three sales people, our General Sales Manger, two Technicians and the owner’s son who drive EV’s.

It is one thing to provide top notch service to our clients, and Rosedale Chev does great with this. It is a whole other thing to properly demonstrate electric vehicles to all levels of study of EV shoppers. We have conducted well over 1,000 personalized presentations, displayed the BoltEV to over 16,000 folks at various events around the upper midwest and we pride ourselves in the knowledge that we have obtained in the process. Thank you for your continued support.

Rosedale Chev BoltEV VIP Complimentary Maintenance Package

Rosedale Chevrolet offers an exclusive BoltEV VIP Maintenance Package to everybody who buys or leases a 2017 BoltEV. This package covers your tire rotation every 7,500 miles, in-cabin air filters every 22,500 miles and a set of wiper blades around 50,000 miles. This package is provided free of charge and must be performed at Rosedale Chevrolet. Maintenance tasks that are the responsibility of the buyer include changing tires at 30,000-50,000 miles, replacing brake fluid at 5yrs or 100k miles and flushing your coolant at 5yrs or 150,000 miles.

EV Events

We have a couple upcoming events at the dealership and one group meeting that you might be interested in.

November 16th, 2017 6-9pm~ Minnesota PEV Owners Circle Meeting

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December 13, 2017 6pm ~ New Electric Vehicle Owners Clinic
March 7th, 2018 6pm ~ Rosedale Chevrolet EV Celebration
June 3rd, 2018 ~ 1st Annual Rosedale Chevrolet EV Car Show

Chevrolet November Incentives

Chevrolet continues to provide great incentives on Volt as we push into winter. BoltEV and Volt have attractive lease and purchase terms. Costco members save extra with “Supplier” pricing (saves $1,200-1,700) plus you get a gift card from Costco for up to $700! Educators, members of the military and recent college grads also enjoy “Supplier” pricing. If anybody in your household leases any brand vehicle, you save more!