A man in a pink sweatshirt sits in front of a black car in front of the sunset.
Alex Lawrence, CEO and cofounder of the EVAuto dealership in Utah.
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  • He says today's car-buying process gets it all wrong.
  • Here's his advice for car buyers shopping electric, as told to reporter Alexa St. John.

Alex Lawrence is a 49-year-old entrepreneur and the CEO of EVAuto, an all-electric used car dealership in Bountiful, Utah, which he co-founded in 2019. The business now has anywhere from 25 to 45 cars on the lot at any given time, he said.

The interview has been edited for length and clarity.