In Michigan, may prohibit direct sales of electric vehicles Tesla

As mentioned earlier, in some states, Tesla had major problems: car dealers, who saw a dangerous competitor in Tesla, are trying by all means to ban sales of electric cars. For example, in the state of Georgia, car dealership owners thought that the only Tesla store sold not 150 cars, but 173, and sought to revoke a license for the sale of electric vehicles.

Despite the success of Tesla in the court in this case, a similar problem can now appear in Michigan. Now on the table of the governor of Michigan is a bill that, if signed, will put an end to the direct sales of cars in this state. And since all other automakers sell their cars through dealers, Tesla will be the only affected company.
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The bill itself is literally pushed through by three major automakers from this state. By the way, originally House Bill 5606, the name of the bill, was supposed to limit the percentage received from car sales by dealers. But now the bill has received an addition in the form of a ban on direct sales of cars.

Similar laws are now being drafted by other states, including Texas, Arizona and Virginia. In addition, even before Tesla had to sign an agreement with car dealers from Ohio, the essence of which is the obligation of the manufacturer of electric cars not to open additional stores for the sale of their cars.

In general, Tesla will have to fight a lot to prove its right to sell electric cars to everyone.

Via wsj