Dear Tesla Supporter:
We wanted to update you on the proposed legislation backed by the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA) that would prevent you and other North Carolina consumers from purchasing a Tesla car over the Internet.
The proposed legislation has been referred to the Transportation and Commerce Committees of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A hearing has not yet been scheduled. We will keep you posted on the date of the hearing, once it has been announced.
Meanwhile, we need your help. We need you to call these members of the Transportation Committee and let them know that you are opposed to the bill as written. Ask them to support Tesla’s amendment which would allow it to continue to sell cars as allowed under current law.
Below are key messages to respectfully relay to the committee members.
Key Points:
Allow Consumer Choice: North Carolina consumers should be allowed to purchase a Tesla car over the Internet. Currently, Tesla plays by the rules which allow consumers to purchase a Tesla using a computer. Special interests, including the auto dealers, want to change the rules in the middle of the game and prevent North Carolinians from purchasing this car as currently allowed by law.
Let the Free Market Prevail: This proposed change to current law interferes with the free market – and picks winners and losers. The proposal plays favorites to special interests who want to dictate how North Carolinians can purchase a Tesla.
There’s a Solution. Tesla Motors has worked in good faith with the auto dealers to suggest alternatives to the bill. But the dealers have refused to negotiate and are demanding that North Carolinians go through a dealer--- even though the current law allows consumers to purchase a Tesla over the internet. Dealers simply want you to buy a car on their terms only.
Please let your voice be heard, and together we can ensure consumers in North Carolina have a choice and can continue to purchase Tesla cars the way you want to – from your home, office or even on the go.
We appreciate your help in this matter.
Transportation Committee Members:
Representative Hugh Blackwell
[email protected] 919-733-5805
Representative Bill Brisson
[email protected] 919-733-5772
Representative Brian Brown
[email protected] 919-733-5757
Representative Rayne Brown
[email protected] 919-715-0873
Representative Dana Bumgardner
[email protected] 919-733-5809
Representative Becky Carney
[email protected] 919-733-5827
Representative Richard Catlin
[email protected] 919-733-5830
Representative George Cleveland
[email protected] 919-715-6707
Representative Patricia Cotham
[email protected] 919-715-0706
Representative Joshua Dobson
[email protected] 919-733-5862
Representative Joseph Dollar
[email protected] 919-715-0795
Representative Carl Ford
[email protected] 919-733-5881
Representative Valerie Foushee
[email protected] 919-715-3019
Representative Rosa Gill
[email protected] 919-733-5880
Representative Kenneth Goodman
[email protected] 919-733-5823
Representative Charles Graham
[email protected] 919-715-0875
Representative Larry D. Hall
[email protected] 919-733-5872
Representative Susan Hamilton
[email protected] 919-733-5754
Representative Kelly Eugene Hastings
[email protected] 919-715-2002
Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley
[email protected] 919-733-5758
Representative Frank Iler
[email protected] 919-301-1450
Representative Pat McElraft
[email protected] 919-733-6275
Representative Charles McGrady
[email protected] 919-733-5956
Representative Deborah McManus
[email protected] 919-733-0057
Representative Tim Moffitt
[email protected] 919-715-3012
Representative Rodney Moore
[email protected] 919-733-5606
Representative TIm Moore
[email protected] 919-733-4838
Representative Larry Pittman
[email protected] 919-715-2009
Representative Stephen Ross
[email protected] 919-733-5820
Representative Jason Saine
[email protected] 919-733-5782
Representative Jacqueline Schaffer
[email protected] 919-733-5886
Representative Phillip Shepard
[email protected] 919-715-9644
Representative Edgar Starnes
[email protected] 919-733-5931
Representative Michael Stone
[email protected] 919-715-3026
Representative Evelyn Terry
[email protected] 919-733-5777
Representative Paul Tine
[email protected] 919-733-5906
Representative Joe Tolson
[email protected] 919-715-3024
Representative John Torbett
[email protected] 919-733-5868