Katie Long has a
Slate article about more stupidity out of Jersey:
Tesla is a new kind of carmaker in more ways than one, and its practice of selling cars directly to consumers, rather than through franchise dealerships, hit a snag in New Jersey today when the state’s motor vehicle commission voted to ban the direct sale of automobiles. The decision puts New Jersey alongside Texas and Arizona, which have also made direct-to-consumer car sales illegal. New York is also considering a bill of its own.
Tesla Motors, who operates two stores in New Jersey and has sold about five hundred cars in the state, will cease sales at the locations on 1 April 2014. In a blog post today, the electric car company slammed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for stifling its operations and innovation, “This is an affront to the very concept of a free market.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk (photo) called the move undemocratic.
Rico says all it means is that people in New Jersey who want one will buy them in Pennsylvania or Delaware or New York, and solve the problem...
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