Tesla will have to ship Cybertrucks out of Texas in order to sell them within Texas

[uujjj2]

Tesla Will Have to Ship Its Texas-Built Cars Out of State to Sell Back to Residents

The Texas Legislature has run out of time to advance a bill that would've allowed Tesla's direct sales approach—and it doesn't meet again until 2023.

www.thedrive.com

I can at accept regulations that serve a purpose, but this sounds like nonsense.

 

[Tachyon]

‘water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink'

CTs CTs everywhere .......

pensive Texans once CTs start rolling out of TerraTexas.

 

[uujjj2]

Remember, as far as the Texas legislature is concerned, Austin is a hostile foreign territory and not a part of the Real Texas. So pointing out there's a factory in Austin won't sway the lege.

 

[dazedNconfuzed]

Ship? might it be easier to just direct the FSD to drive to Thackerville OK and back?

 

[strider]

Ship? might it be easier to just direct the FSD to drive to Thackerville OK and back?

And then have thousands of wrecked CTs to repair? Or more likely, thousands of CTs clogging up the Interstate because they won't drive over a bridge shadow?

Classic Elon to not make the legislature get this done as part of their "package" to get the factory.

 

[Tam]

Classic Elon to not make the legislature get this done as part of their "package" to get the factory.

I think he considered the round trip of shipping out of Texas in order to deliver to Texas and the Texas incentives would make up for that inconvenience.

I think it's almost like paying for the shipping from outside of the US instead of buying next door because it's cheaper to pay for the shipping.

 

[SunCharged]

Why not negotiate the law change BEFORE building the factory???? You know, while you still have leverage.

 

[TessP100D]

Tesla Will Have to Ship Its Texas-Built Cars Out of State to Sell Back to Residents

The Texas Legislature has run out of time to advance a bill that would've allowed Tesla's direct sales approach—and it doesn't meet again until 2023.

www.thedrive.com

I can at accept regulations that serve a purpose, but this sounds like nonsense.

I really hope Texas get this law changed by early 2023, as that’s just about the time the CT will be ready to ship everywhere.

 

[rhumbliner]

Classic Elon to not make the legislature get this done as part of their "package" to get the factory.

Since we weren‘t present at the negotiations, we don’t know what he asked for. He may have included that in his list of demands and the answer may have been “we’ll try to get that law changed but working with the legislature is like herding cats”.

 

[uujjj2]

Since we weren‘t present at the negotiations, we don’t know what he asked for. He may have included that in his list of demands and the answer may have been “we’ll try to get that law changed but working with the legislature is like herding cats”.

Have you followed what Elon has been saying about how Austin got picked? Austin definitely didn't win on incentives. Other sites (e.g. Tulsa, Joplin) had better incentives, but Austin was the only place Tesla employees (most of whom are die-hard liberals) were actually willing to move to.

 

[GWord]

The schadenfreude-ist in me hopes they pick a state with a comparable 6.25% sales tax rate so Texas misses out on the tax revenue too (Texas discounts tax already paid in another state from the tax due).

 

[TechOps]

The schadenfreude-ist in me hopes they pick a state with a comparable 6.25% sales tax rate so Texas misses out on the tax revenue too (Texas discounts tax already paid in another state from the tax due).

Not only would this be just, it would also apply leverage onto TX legislators in a language they understand -- money.

 

[Twiglett]

its rubbish though. The vehicle doesn't need to move anywhere.
When I signed the paperwork and paid for my car it was already in Texas.
The sale was executed in Nevada, that's all the matters.

 

[ToasterStrudel]

Have you followed what Elon has been saying about how Austin got picked? Austin definitely didn't win on incentives. Other sites (e.g. Tulsa, Joplin) had better incentives, but Austin was the only place Tesla employees (most of whom are die-hard liberals) were actually willing to move to.

that's unfortunate. yea i heard him mention it, im surprised they didnt want Denver or Salt Lake

wish Colorado got picked. plenty of land here.