Chris Christie will decide if Tesla can sell directly to consumers in New Jersey
In April of last year, Tesla was banned from directly selling its cars to New Jersey consumers. Governor Chris Christie said that the company was operating outside the state’s law which mandates cars be sold through a state-authorized dealer. Now, the New Jersey Senate has passed a bill today that would allow Tesla Motors to resume direct sales to consumers in the state. The bill has already passed the state’s General Assembly, so Christie now has 45 days to sign or veto.
Christie tried to shift the blame for the ban on the state’s legislature. “I’m not pushing Tesla out; the state Legislature did,” Christie said at a town hall meeting last year. “What they were asking for was an exception from the law. I’m not the king.” But the ban…
Source:: The Verge
