A friend of mine had talked to the crew and they expected it to go live next week after the inspection. Other than that they were done.
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Tesla Sales Banned in New Jersey... hopefully not for long!
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A friend of mine had talked to the crew and they expected it to go live next week after the inspection. Other than that they were done.
It looked like a partisan political argument was about to get rolling, so I banished a few posts to Politics - Quarantine Thread - Page 17
Lawmaker answers Christie's call on Tesla electric car sales
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ss..._tesla_electric_car_sales.html#incart_m-rpt-1By Jenna Portnoy/The Star-Ledger
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on March 21, 2014 at 4:25 PM, updated March 21, 2014 at 5:38 PM
TRENTON — A Bergen County lawmaker has introduced a bill that would let electric car retailers, like Tesla Motors Inc., sell directly to consumers.
State Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Bergen), the primary sponsor, said the bill would trump a March 11 decision by the Motor Vehicle Commission which effectively banned sales of Tesla’s Model S. The luxury car maker has showrooms in Short Hills and Paramus, which is in Eustace’s district.
“What we should be doing is supporting American entrepreneurs and American businesses,” said Eustace, who drives an all-electric Nissan Leaf.
The measure would exempt cars from the franchise rule, according to a draft of the bill (A2986) obtained by The Star-Ledger.
State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), who has introduced dealer-backed legislation (S927) that favors car dealerships in their dealings with manufacturers, said he will offer an amendment that could let Tesla operate independently until electric cars reach a critical mass.
He suggested 4 percent of all cars sold in the U.S., which is in line with President Obama’s pledge to put 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2018.
Gov. Chris Christie, who chooses MVC board members, has said only the Legislature can change an existing law that critics say gives auto dealerships a monopoly on car sales.
"I’m not pushing Tesla out; the state Legislature did," Christie said this week. "They passed a law, which is still on the books, which says if you want to sell cars in this state, you must go through an authorized dealer. My job is not to make the laws, it’s to enforce the laws. And Tesla was operating outside the law."
Todd Burch
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I don't like that these bills apply for EV manufacturers only. This entire law needs to go, whether a manufacturer makes EVs, ICEs, or both. It's against American values.
Exactly. See, the thing I don't get is we have another presidential election soon. So I would think whoever is running would want to back Tesla as soon as possible. Why? Because it's an American made car that's about to make more jobs with the gigafactory and at what time do Americans become more patriotic about what we do here than during this race? You gotta think beyond tomorrow and none of them are doing that.
4% cap?
What they should really do is write a law that says that if a manufacturer chooses to allow a privately owned franchise in the state, then all cars must be sold through a franchise. But if a manufacturer doesn't want any franchises in the state, then they don't have to sell through them—or something like that.
What they should really do is write a law that says that if a manufacturer chooses to allow a privately owned franchise in the state, then all cars must be sold through a franchise. But if a manufacturer doesn't want any franchises in the state, then they don't have to sell through them—or something like that.
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I'd go a step further ... since Apple / Barnes & Noble / etc. don't seem to need any special laws to protect relationships with brick & mortar resellers, I don't see why we need any of these laws, either. Dealerships can rely on contracts with the manufacturers, that likely already specify size of territory, etc. I don't see why they need laws in addition to contracts for protection. What other industry has that?
Contracts. Use 'em.
Wow, I'm scared -- I agree with everything in this article. I'm not sure I've ever agreed with Newt's policy position before...
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Re #1, why does Tesla need dealerships, ever? I can only think of one vaguely plausible reason: Tesla (or any company) will find it logistically challenging to grow by an order of magnitude and maintain high standards of customer service. But Tesla's done a lot of logistically challenging things in the past five years, and I don't see expanding a sales and service network to be anything harder than basic blocking-and-tackling.
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That's what Massachusetts HB 241 would do: an all-or-nothing approach. OEMs with dealers are stuck with them, ensuring the incumbent dealers are allowed to continue in their current form, but new entrants can decide whether to use dealers (or not). As a TSLA shareholder, I like this approach: keep the millstone of dealerships firmly around Tesla's competitors, while freeing Tesla to be efficient and responsive.
Right. More sales, more stores, more service centers. Or in the Franchisetastic Four states, more independent delivery companies.
On top of that, I've just realized an additional benefit of Tesla's approach of direct sales and not-for-profit service: they can encourage qualification by independent technicians.
Fyi in case anyone here didn't see my other thread NJ lawmaker introduces bill to exempt electric car makers from franchise rules and al NJ lawmaker introduces bill to exempt electric car makers from franchise rules and allow them to sell direct to consumers
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My attempt at a Tesla Motors ad.
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Actually there is one more step on that chart. The last one is "Then it was their idea". If they survive, and are large enough they will try and rewrite history such that it was their idea and you merely followed.
My attempt at a Tesla Motors ad.
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LOVE IT! They should wrap the NJ galleries into posters of this. :tongue:
My attempt at a Tesla Motors ad.
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Excellent. you might an additional one that looks like our battery level indicator......more TM like than a 'fuel gauge look. :wink:
My attempt at a Tesla Motors ad.
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Nice.
hmm, interesting I never thought of a fuel gauge, I associated that picture with a speedometer... you know, Tesla is picking up speed.
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