Back in March, New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission approved a ban on Tesla, prohibiting it from selling its electric cars directly to consumers in the state. [More]
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New Jersey Changes Course With Bill That Allows Tesla To Resume Sales, Open New Stores In State
By 6.5.14
FTC To NJ, Missouri: Please Don’t Block Tesla & Others From Selling Cars Directly To Consumers
By 5.16.14
After lawmakers in New Jersey and Missouri both recently proposed regulations that would prohibit car companies like Tesla Motors from selling vehicles directly to consumers instead of through independent dealers, the Federal Trade Commission is weighing in with comments for legislators in those states, urging them to consider abandoning existing laws and change things up a bit. . [More]
Missouri The Latest State To Add Legislation That Would Bar Direct Sales Of Tesla Cars
By 5.9.14
Tesla has its work cut out for it in Missouri, where yesterday legislators followed states like New Jersey and added a nugget into a previous bill going around that would bar the company (or any other carmakers) from selling vehicles directly to consumers in that state. Tesla, of course, isn’t happy about this. [More]
Why Would Arizona Allow Direct Tesla Car Sales? To Get A Tesla Factory In The State, Of Course
By 3.24.14
While other states like New Jersey are moving to ban direct sales of Tesla cars, Arizona is mulling over the idea of allowing the automaker to cut out the middleman. So what’s different in Arizona? [More]
New Jersey Votes To Block Direct Sales Of Tesla Vehicles
By 3.12.14
The two Tesla stores in New Jersey might soon be locking up their doors, after the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission unanimously approved a proposal yesterday that blocks the electric-car maker from selling vehicles directly to customers. [More]
Would A Guaranteed Buyback Deal Convince You To Buy A Fancy Electric Car?
By 4.3.13
If someone were to ask you, “Hey, wanna buy a $60,000 electric car?” you’d probably be like, “Yeah, one sec, let me just dip into that offshore bank account.” But what if it came with a guaranteed buyback deal that would allow you to resell it after 36 months? That’s the gambit Tesla Motors is trying in a new venture it’s worked out with several banks to convince drivers to buy its Tesla Model S electric car. [More]
