very cool

[Al Wohlstrom]

Tesla Motors Part 1: Behind the Scenes of how the Tesla Model S is Made-The Window-WIRED - YouTube

 

[Mike Drew]

I read an article the other day about how various states are lining up to outlaw the Tesla, based upon the way it's marketed. Tesla doesn't sell through traditional dealerships; instead, they typically have a store in a mall where you can view a car, plus a cutaway example, and then you buy the car from home, online, directly from Tesla, with no negotiating or haggling (or trade-ins).

The powerful auto dealers lobby does not like this at ALL, and has successfully coerced politicians in at least five or six states to outlaw the practice of selling new cars by any means other than through a conventional dealership. It will be interesting to see how these cases work their way through the court system....

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

Yes, they are now not allowed to sell in NJ. Which, of course, will drive up the demand etc.

Keith, how about in Old Jersey, are they allowed to sell there?

 

[Larry L.]

I read an article the other day about how various states are lining up to outlaw the Tesla, based upon the way it's marketed. Tesla doesn't sell through traditional dealerships; instead, they typically have a store in a mall where you can view a car, plus a cutaway example, and then you buy the car from home, online, directly from Tesla, with no negotiating or haggling (or trade-ins).

The powerful auto dealers lobby does not like this at ALL, and has successfully coerced politicians in at least five or six states to outlaw the practice of selling new cars by any means other than through a conventional dealership. It will be interesting to see how these cases work their way through the court system....

You've just outlined why I'd like nothing more than to buy wifey a new Tesla. Both wifey and I love the looks of the Tesla "S"...but, neither of us is comfortable with the idea that there is no 'aux engine' to charge the batteries in an 'extended trip' situation. Mind you, the odds are that we'd never find ourselves IN that situation (we'd use another car if we thought that'd be the case), but still...