shazam here they go again...

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yep we believe in free markets and open competition... cept where we can outlaw other people competing WITH car dealers...cause we just know they have our best interests at heart don't they?

North Carolina May Ban Tesla Sales

By Alex Davies | Business Insider – 2 hours 56 minutes ago

 

REUTERS/Mark Blinch

North Carolina could ban Tesla from selling its cars if a bill designed to eliminate "unfair competition" becomes law.

The proposed rule, unanimously approved by the state's Senate Commerce Committee last week, would make it illegal for any automaker to bypass dealerships and sell cars directly to consumers.

As Will Oremus at Slate points out, Tesla is the only American automaker whose business model is based on selling cars directly to consumers.

The bill is sponsored by Republican Sen. Tom Apodaco, and supported by the NC Automobile Dealers Association, according to Raleigh's News & Observer.

An Ongoing Fight

The North Carolina bill is the latest salvo in a fight that has been going on for a long time. By October 2012, Tesla was facing lawsuits in New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Oregon, accused of violating state laws that protect dealerships.

Tesla has made progress. In January, a judge threw out the Massachusetts suit, according to The Car Connection. A New York judge did the same in April. A bill in Minnesota to ban Tesla stores was defeated in March.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-may-ban-tesla-15184294...

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My friend Carrie's son will be getting a Tesla as soon as his lease (test-market)  on his BMW Active-E is up this year.  What a car, wow.  Believe it or not, Chris is in love with my '94 Corvette, but he won't trade, dern'it.