Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the public in Texas
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#2This page refers to April 9th (2013?) in the future tense, so it's probably pretty old news.
Re: Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the public in Texas
#3"Texas Bans the Sale of Tesla Vehicles"
Title is misleading. Texas didn't ban the sale of Teslas but rather Teslas are incapable of being sold due to legislation that was added back in 2003. Still a problem, but it should at least be presented correctly.
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#4"Texas Bans the Sale of Tesla Vehicles" Title is misleading. Texas didn't ban the sale of Teslas but rather Teslas are incapable of being sold due to legislation that was added back in 2003. Still a problem, but it should at least be presented correctly.
Sorry, that's my bad. I read it elsewhere[1], went to Tesla's site for official news, and couldn't find anything other than Advocacy. I'll try to change it. I put up the original title in the spirit of the guidelines, because "Advocacy: Texas" doesn't by itself mean anything in particular. And I haven't seen this story on Hacker News.
[1]: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/nightline-fix-abc-news/why-texas...
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#5"Prior to the filing deadline, Tesla Motors reached out to Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) and Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) who agreed to file bills on our behalf. These bills would permit U.S.-based manufacturers of 100% electric- or battery-powered vehicles to sell directly to Texas consumers."
A silly band-aid to ridiculous legislation.
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#7Ahh, The American Way (TM)
When a competitor offers a better product that you, make what they are doing illegal rather than competing with them.
Stopping innovation in America since the 70s.
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#8Someone in California should figure this out - I checked quick on CA's DMV website but couldn't find an email to ask someone.
If you buy a car in another state, California will charge you the difference in sales tax to bring it up to California's tax rate, netting them more tax revenue. What happens if you bring in a car that you paid a higher tax rate on? Would they refund you the difference? Would you get double taxed purchasing a vehicle from California and bringing it to Texas?
Can someone explain what's going on in the service paragraph? The customer can't talk to the repair place? They can't discuss the issues the car has, they need to relay all the information through Tesla motors? What the heck?
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#9Could someone still buy some Teslas, leave them in the lot, then sell them on Craigslist?
Re: Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the public in Texas
#10"Prior to the filing deadline, Tesla Motors reached out to Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) and Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) who agreed to file bills on our behalf. These bills would permit U.S.-based manufacturers of 100% electric- or battery-powered vehicles to sell directly to Texas consumers." A silly band-aid to ridiculous legislation.
Yes, but in a possible future where passenger cars are all electric or hybrid, it doesn't seem that bad.