Tesla will not be able to sell their electric cars in Texas

As is known, Tesla not only makes a unique electric vehicles, the company has developed and unusual patterns of sales of its vehicles. So, instead of working with car dealers in the desired region of sales, the company sells electric cars directly to consumers. In the US this is a very unusual circuit, which constantly act against large and small companies that sell cars.

In many states, auto dealers are promoting laws that allow Tesla to close the possibility of direct sales of electric cars. Despite the fact that the state of the companies managed to win the battle with the dealers, in some regions it is not in favor of Elon Musk. Thus, recently Tesla lost the opportunity to sell cars in one of the largest US states - Texas.

The state legislature failed to vote on two different bills that had to open the possibility to sell the Tesla electric cars directly to consumers. Bills have been developed to replace the relevant provisions already outdated legislation that protects the interests of dealers. It is worth noting that such laws exist in West Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, Michigan.

Earlier Mask managed to promote a new law that was passed in New Jersey , but in Texas Tesla failed.

According to Bloomberg, Musk has spent about $ 150,000 on the campaign to promote new legislation. But in Texas auto dealers have too strong a position and political connections, so nothing happened. The next attempt will be taken no earlier than two years later, when the meeting reconvenes, Texas.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/251282/