Monday, June 23, 2025 | WCNC Charlotte by Julie Kay
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte City Council decided to remove Tesla from the list of manufacturers it can purchase electric vehicles from during Monday’s meeting.
The Council will continue with the purchase and replacement of 45 electric vehicles in its fleet. Council member LaWana Mayfield has been pushing to remove the company since the June 9 meeting, due to the company’s “instability.”
“When we are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and putting our employees out in these vehicles and we are using tax dollars to do it, we also have the opportunity to think about the investments we are making on behalf of our citizens,” Mayfield said Monday.
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