Would-Be Tesla Owners Jump Through Hoops To Skirt Wacky Texas Rules

cartechboy writes "Texas is known for having the nation's most draconian anti-Tesla rules, based on intense and cash-rich lobbying and political donations by Texas car dealers. What's amazing is what would-be Tesla owners still have to do to get their hands on--and maintain--a Tesla Model S. How do you buy a car the laws try to stop you from owning? By jumping through wacky hoops, it turns out. Tesla store staff, for example, can't tell visitors how much a Model S costs. They can't give test drives, and they can't discuss financing options. Tesla service centers are banned from showing the company logo — or advertising that they do Tesla warranty work or service at all. So how have 1,000 Model S cars been sold? That would be sheer persistence."

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Re:Red state

[diamondmagic]

Rest assured there's plenty of people who oppose automobile protectionism for the same reason they oppose Obamacare.

Corporatism sees no political party lines.

(And I hate to break it to you, but it's Senate Democrats who voted down the budget for two weeks.)