Can Tesla survive in this state? I think rather than saying I am wrong or yell at me, which I feel posting this will invoke argument and hatred towards me, but facts are facts, opinions are irrelevant at this point.
I believe that, unfortunately - the answer is no. ;(
Remember: YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
Reason? Tesla is up against a multitude of very wealthy and powerful companies that have the power to 'pay to play' and when I say 'pay to play' I am talking willing to invest BILLIONS to take down this company at every course of action that they undertake. The main key players: Ford, Chevy, and other large foreign car companies. These companies agree that Tesla has gained to much traction and it is an endangerment to their sales. If a person is buying a Tesla, then they are not buying a ford.. Chevy.. or any other vehicle and that is a potential loss of profit. Tesla has also proven to be the leader in electric cars, with enthusiast in every direction. Tesla unfortunately and most likely does not have the wealth to compete against these corporate giants. In the end Tesla will unfortunately lose this battle.
Now that isn't to say that it cannot be reevaluated. In the United States as we all have seen, people are the driving force to change, laws are a hindrance, but people eventually have the power to hinder the laws that tend to become obstructions. This can be exemplified throughout American history: Slavery, women's rights, probation, and even same sex marriage. I believe if we band together, we can overturn this proposal, but it has to be a joint "EVent" meaning if we agree that this should not happen, then lets express our opinions; not on a forums that only Tesla people read or that no one besides the people who know visit this web address want to read - we need to go to them. They will not come to us.
With that stated I would like to amend a joint EVent for all who can attend to match to Trenton at a predetermined date to express our opinions and to show that we are not just bloggers, but we have a voice and we disapprove of this decision.
And to that end would anyone like to join me in creating a Event of this kind? If not, then think about it logically. If New Jersey passes this PRN 2013-138, then most likely NYC will do it and hell.. Why not Texas? This trend will continue, unless Tesla figures out a way to change their model of business OR pay more in taxes. This could eventually be the single killer of the electric car. Then maybe a famous movie producer who owns a Tesla can create "Who killed the electric car - SEQUAL-" I sure as hell wouldn't want that - would you?
OFFICIAL:
TELSA MUST STOP THE SALE OF TESLA MODEL S'S BY APRIL 1ST:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304704504579432912699054076.html
New Jersey Becomes Third State To Ban Tesla's Direct Sales Model:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/new-jersey-becomes-third-state-to-ban-teslas-direct-sales-model/
Pending law would block Tesla sales in New York:
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/21/autos/tesla-new-york/http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/21/autos/tesla-new-york/
New effort in Ohio to ban Tesla’s model for dealerships:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...fort-begins-to-outlaw-tesla-retail-model.html