Tesla could lose its big EV sales advantage in Washington state if lawmakers pass new rules

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Tesla could lose its big EV sales advantage in Washington state if lawmakers pass new rules

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Proposed legislation would pull the plug on Tesla’s EV sales advantage in WA - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – A bill “protecting consumer choice by creating a fairer marketplace for auto sales” could, if passed, threaten Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model and cause the electric vehicle automaker to close its service centers in Washington state. Tesla – founded and led by billionaire Elon Musk – is currently the only EV carmaker that can make direct sales in Washington due to an exemption obtained a decade ago when the company was the…

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Washington State Lawmakers Propose Other EV Makers be Permitted to Join Tesla in Direct to Consumer Sales

February 4, 2025 Darin # Washington State Lawmakers Propose Other EV Makers be Permitted to Join Tesla in Direct to Consumer Sales (Olympia, WA) Washington wants more electric vehicles on the road. It’s offered generous incentives for EV buyers and set deadlines barring new gasoline-powered car sales. The next step, some say, is revising a law that does not allow customers to buy an electric vehicle directly from the automaker, instead forcing …