Tesla Scores In Fight To Sell Cars Directly To Consumers In North Carolina

No dealers required.

No dealers required.

Tesla Motors is probably popping the bubbly after scoring a major hit against naysayers in North Carolina: The state’s House of Representatives recently struck down a bill that would have put the smackdown on direct-to-consumer sales of cars.That could make it as easy to order a personalized car as it is to buy a laptop online. [via Engadget]

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