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Tesla Faces Tough Regulatory Hurdle From State Dealership Laws

Posted by timothy on from the those-darn-monopolists-at-the-statehouse dept.

First time accepted submitter vinnyjames writes "States like Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts and North Carolina either have or have recently added legislation to prevent Tesla from selling its cars directly to consumers. Now there's a petition on whitehouse.gov to allow them to sell cars directly to consumers." Laws that protect auto dealerships aren't newly created for Tesla, though, as explained in this interview with Duke University's Mike Munger.

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  1. Impossible! by sphealey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Impossible! North Carolina and Arizona, at least, are libertarian paradises - very "business friendly" - that would _never_ pass legislation interfering with markets or freedom to contract. Never! There must be some misunderstanding.

    sPh

  2. Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    The average person is barely above being an idiot...

    I admire your optimism.