A new bill in New York, introduced by Democratic State Senator Patricia Fahy and Assembly Member Gabriella Romero, seeks to revoke Tesla's direct sales permits to foster competition in the electric vehicle market. The legislation would maintain a five-store limit on direct sales but requires existing permits to be re-evaluated, excluding Tesla. The intent is to facilitate the entry of other manufacturers and improve consumer choice, particularly as Tesla currently holds all available permits. Fahy has indicated that the bill targets Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, for his affiliations and actions in the automotive sector.
"This legislation provides controlled growth of New York's ZEV market by not granting indefinite privileges to early entrants-currently, all five direct sales locations are located downstate and are operated by Tesla, Inc., which limits consumer choice and prevents other manufacturers from entering the market."
"No matter what we do, we've got to take this from Elon Musk. He's part of an effort to go backwards."
"The bottom line is, Tesla has lost their right to promote these when they're part of an administration that wants to go backwards. Elon Musk was handed a privilege here."
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