Posted on 07/20/2014 8:07:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I wonder how much the car dealers paid Crispy to get him to limit consumer choice?
Ruth’s Chris here we come!!
Hmmm... has Congress forbidden the selling of automobiles across state lines? If not, Tesla should just sell cars online from a state where direct sales are legal — state laws prohibiting interstate commerce are prima facia unconstitutional.
Pretty interesting article. I never really understood what the hullabaloo was about.
Crony capitalism at its worst. I am not really a fan of Tesla Motors, but it should fail or succeed based upon its value in the free market, not because of burdensome governmental regulations.
Sell them on the internet. LOL
North Korean state media is more reliable than the government regulation-loving pillow biters at Consumer Reports.
No one who left their flashlight in their vehicle overnight in the winter here would buy one...Batteries just don’t do that well in the cold.
Largest Dodge/Chrysler dealer is in Kellog Idaho. They sell all over the place. My neighbor here in California almost bought from them.
http://www.davesmith.com/index.htm
We have a bunch of them in my area and I must say they are cool as heck.
I was completely sure they’d be stupid and impractical but whenever they park, people stop and google and I must say they ARE something very different.
Beautiful and also technically interesting —I’m now a convert.
Maybe I’m naive or missing the point, but couldn’t Tesla set up dealerships, so that the customer orders the car from the franchise, which then sends the order on to the factory? In other words, could you have an auto franchise which is just a storefront, or an online presence, not a huge car lot with numerous cars for sale??? Then the legal requirements would be met???
Silly comment that misses the point.
Big money is trying to stop us from having the best cars available. You think that’s a good thing?
I suspect the real problem Tesla has is that their vehicles simply wouldn't stand up against gasoline-powered cars. And there's an added complexity here about how a service department for a Tesla dealership would work. Could the place generate enough revenue to stay in business with such a limited product line?
By the way, there are plenty of car dealerships owned by the mob.
I'm all for Telsa Motors being able to sell across the U.S. And I'm all for no government subsidies to any automotive manufacturer.
Personally I believe that electric cars are a waste of money until they can outperform internal combustion powered automobiles in every category. Until then they are a non-solution to a problem which doesn't exist.
Let the marketplace sort this out.
The article implies that laws and rules are now stacked in favor of the franchise owners but there’s no way to get around having a franchisee sell your cars.
There wouldn’t even be a Tesla without massive government loans and large subsidies, most in the form of tax breaks, some direct to the company and others to encourage consumers to buy the product.
Without support from powerful politicians Tesla would go bankrupt tomorrow.
Bad experiences lead to a demand for ‘consumer protection’ laws. Buying an expensive item that leaves a buyer no recourse but cross-country shipping at his own expense is considered risky enough to call for political regulation.
Probably an outdated practice, but such is the populist and progressive heritage of a lot of states.
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/06/03/this-map-shows-where-tesla-can-and-cant-sell-cars/
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